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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would a 1st grader need to know his/her score?  There is no reason for that at all.  I'd either tell my kid nothing or tell him/her that she did well.  Nothing more.  It's completely irrelevant to them at this point.  At the end of 2nd grade when they get in -- it's relevant to them.  [/quote]

Completely agree with the first part, not telling a 1st grader, but I would also not tell my 2nd grader.  That's when all the 2nd graders get together and start asking, "Are in you AAP??"  "Did you get in?" and it's very upsetting for those who did not get in.  I can only blame the parents for making such a big deal about it to their kids.  If they were much more nonchalant about it, their kids would be too and wouldn't start feeding the whole AAP/GE division.[/quote]

I understand your point.  IMO, it IS relevant to the kid at the end of 2nd grade b/c if they are going to AAP, they are going to be saying goodbye to their friends at their base school... or even if they are not saying goodbye, they might want to know that they are not coming back to that school in the fall.  I'm not saying you have to tell them or that you have to make a big deal out of it.  But, since there will be a significant change, it seems that when it's relevant (which doesn't apply if your base school is the AAP school).

DD was not in AAP and a lot of her friends "disappeared" at the end of 2nd grade.... including her best friend.  [/quote]

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