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[quote=Anonymous]We turned down AAP. I currently have a 6th grader who is doing pre-alegbra in his base school.  He didn't want to move. We also were less than impressed with the school.  During his tour he was in some 4th grade class and they were doing some problem solving item - very Odyssey of the mind - ish - with wheels and my then 2nd grader solved it for them.

I also didn't understand the cut-off system. My kid's scores were 2 Standard Deviations above the cut off and I just didn't see how the center school would be serving such a wide range of kids.

Take the tour with your child.  Look at the school if it involves switching schools. Each center school has a different vibe.

You don't have to switch in 3rd, it's good through 6th grade.

Also, talk to your neighbors who have older kids and ask what they think.  I have two neighbors who regret it. One thinks it sucked the confidence out of their DD.  It wasn't the "safe smart" they were expecting.  Instead her DD felt dumb for having to study. She did go on to JMU....(Of note, her DS had no issues with AAP, and it was the right call for him)

My other neighbor had social issues with her DS. When they ended back up at the base school for HS (all AAP kids do not get into TJ!!) the base of friends he had in 3-6 was scattered and since he was shipped off to LB it was a struggle to meet new friends. he's a senior now. Good kid,  but mom thinks HS was more social drama than what is would have been if they skipped AAP for 7 & 8th.

As a life-long fairfax county resident, I have also seen the changes from what AAP was when I was growing up vs what it is now.

Each kid is different. I've got one other neighbor who I've know since he was 4 who did the whole (then) GT center/TJ and VA tech engineering route - and he was with his kind and it was perfect for him!  Of note, he did some really cool Shakespeare stuff in his youth at school and I just no longer see the well round stuff like they use to anymore.  It's almost too STEM focused.[/quote]

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