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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The generally accepted definition of "gifted" is 2 standard deviations above the norm. That would be ~2.5% of the population.

Assuming Fairfax draws gifted people who (maybe, if you think intelligence is genetic) have gifted kids, maybe you could up that to 3-4%.

Your child is bright, not gifted. THAT'S A GOOD THING. The world, society, life are made for people who are bright, not gifted.[/quote]

This.  But keep in mind that AAP includes 15-20% of the population.  Most of the kids who are accepted into AAP are bright but not gifted.  [/quote]

And honestly success in AAP is about being either smart enough to not have to work hard in advanced math or a hard enough worker to keep up. Bright and hard working will be just fine in AAP (shoot, it can also succeed at TJ - that's me and I did!).[/quote]

Or bright and not hard-working.  What does success mean anyway?  It's grade school, there are no As or Bs or Cs, it's all 3s and 4s and 2s.  I have one DC who had a WISC of 145 who breezed through AAP in grade school and one with a WISC of 120 who does the bare minimum, or less, and still gets 3s.

Not really sure what measurement you are using for "success" in AAP.  Number one in a kahoot?  Getting a check on an assignment?[/quote]

The one getting the 3's is part of the group that limits the number of extensions that the kids who are getting 4's could have access to, that is why people are annoyed that they are allowed in the class. The 3's mean that the Teacher is going to be spending time makign sure that the kids getting 3's understand the material well enough to move on to other areas. If your kid isn't doing the work and is getting 3's, they are slowing down the class. Especially since it is not exactly hard to get 3's in most ES. If you are of average intelligence and pay attention in class, you are likely to get a 3.

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