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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All children are gifted in Arlington, didn't you know?

Ha, I jest.

There's a robust gifted program in Arlington, but it doesn't have all the trappings that make the FCPS program the freak show that it is.

Arlington's gifted program is difficult to get into, however. [/quote]

Seriously?  Both my kids are in it and I don't think they're geniouses![/quote]

[b]It's actually really easy to get into the APS gifted program,[/b] and we have two levels of appeal if you don't get the answer you want the first time. I think the big difference is that it's just not as desirable or worthwhile of a program as AAP, so many don't even bother with it at all. [/quote]

Not anymore. The only real difference between this and AAP is there's no lunacy about it and it isn't regarded as some commodity where your child's future is fucked if you don't get in. Arlington parents are just more chill about the whole thing, but we enjoy reading about Fairfax parents' collective panic every February.[/quote]

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