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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.[/quote]

Why do you think this? I mean, assuming the high SES kid wasn't heavily prepped, etc. [/quote]

Right? Our family is likely considered high SES compared to the average in Fairfax, and I wouldn't even know where to begin with test prep.  We simply have no time for that with 3 kids and 2 jobs.  To those saying it's outrageous to suggest kids at McLean schools with high test scores and abilities are at a disadvantage by not having access to AAP, I guess until you experience it firsthand, you won't believe it.  But it's truly unfair for loads of kids to come to your neighborhood school, to get the most highly qualified teachers in the grade, to have a cohort of motivated, engaged peers with a challenging curriculum, and to see that your kid with at least as high scores and capability as those kids (and probably higher than some), is stuck is a class with kids ranging from the high 90s percentile all the way down to zero, those learning how to speak English, those with learning disabilities and emotional disregulation, and so on.  And your child accessing a challenging curriculum is at the complete mercy of the individual teacher and school.  Some years they might have a teacher that has the ability and bandwidth to differentiate, or an AART who is committed to regular pullouts for those kids, and other years none of that may happen.[/quote]

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