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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am often struck by the contrast of what I read on this forum and what I observe in real life in terms of the ultra competive, AAP obsessed, Tiger mom types out there.  I really just don't see it around me - and I confess, I am somewhat of an AAP obsessed parent myself and I feel alone in this, like I have to play it cool and pretend I don't care around other parents because they behave as if it is totally not on their radar.  Even the parents with AAP kids say stuff like, "Oh, THAT is what that test was for, I had no idea..."

Is everyone BSing?  or is my child just at a laid back, non-competitive school?  Does everyone act non-chalant IRL and then come here to this forum to let out their crazy, competitive side?

Am I alone in this observation?  [/quote]

I'm with you. I have a sixth grader in AAP since third, and have never seen the AAP-obsessed stuff and competitiveness  that I see on this forum. I think the snark on this web site comes mostly from anti-AAP parents who constantly must find nasty things to say about the program; the kids in the program; and the parents of those kids. Why? I've given up wondering....It would be so good to have a discussion at times about AAP kids' experiences and needs without someone inevitably hijacking each thread to insert comments about "tiger moms" and kids who go around teasing other kids that "I'm smarter than you" (which by the way I've also never heard about in my child's four years of AAP).

I agree with the person who posted here that the obsession over AAP seems to come largely from parents who have younger kids they want to get into the program. But I didn't see that at our base school at all either, though it seems to be intense at some schools.

Like you, I've heard AAP parents say, "Oh, is that what that test was? I didn't know you were having that this week." I don't think it was BS, either. Some of the AAP parents I know truly figure their kids are doing OK and will deal with whatever comes along, and don't worry too much about knowing when every standardized test is coming up, or getting their kids into tutoring so they can get into TJ, etc. I know a lot of very mellow AAP parents who are happy with what and how their kids are learning and who don't go nuts tracking everything that happens every day. [/quote]

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