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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is so much hate for gifted kids in this form.

This clearly reflects the sentiment you all have in real life.

Gifted kids need an appropriate education, and unfortunately they’re not receiving it from public schools in the Dc area. Every aspect of education is being watered down, and aap is no exception.

So many of you share the sentiment that if you didn’t like it, go to private. That’s just plain hate and jealousy.

Gifted kids are the ones who turn the wheel forward. Stop trying to hold them back. [/quote]

I have a gifted kid who is enough of an outlier that he couldn't be served by AAP.  I still disagree with your point.  The overwhelming majority of bright through moderately gifted kids are well served in AAP.  It would be a logistical mess for FCPS to identify the kids who are solidly beyond AAP levels, group them in classes such that their areas of extreme giftedness align, and then bus elementary kids far from their neighborhoods for a mini-TJ type experience.  If your kid is one of those kids, most private schools are not going to serve your child any better than the publics.   The only real answer is homeschooling for at least elementary and possibly middle school.    [/quote]

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