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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In APS there is no further action once you sign the form. All it means is that your kid’s name goes in the hopper for discussion among the teachers and the resource teacher. We didn’t find out until just before school started and we did not tell our 3rd grader. He kind of knows because some other kids told him. Our child is in a mixed Spec Ed and Gifted classroom so he is used to various kids in his classroom having different lessons or aids being in the room and kids being pulled out. He gets some differentiated lessons and sometimes the resource teacher does whole class activities. I really like the gifted program in APS at the elementary level - but my kid is bright and curious and 1-1.5 grades ahead in math and reading. I acknowledge that kids who are 2-3-4 grades ahead might not get their needs met with simple kids to the existing lessons. My husband and I both grew up participating in pull-out gifted programs and purposely chose not to live in Fairfax because we didn’t want our kids to be in AAP, be aware of what “level” they are in, or to feel competitive about being at a certain level or feel “less than” if neighborhood friends are at a “higher” level. I am not in a rush to push or accelerate material for my kids and appreciate that the differentiation they have experienced so far seems to focus on creative problem solving and critical thinking - and engaging with the standard material in a deeper way. At the elementary level I think that approach helps foster curiosity and a love of learning vs. a checking the box / flying through the levels approach to material. I want my kids to embrace a growth mindset and to develop an internal motivation to work hard and try hard things. I feel like I was told from a very young age how smart I was and I internalized that in some unhealthy ways. [/quote] Our 3rd grader also doesn't know she is in gifted and I agree with this whole post. If you know people in Fairfax and that's what you're looking for, this is not it at all. It will feel a bit like "nothing special" is happening for your kid when they are in the gifted program and it's by design. APS also does a great job of offering the extension material to all the kids as an option not just those tagged gifted. [/quote]
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