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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand your frustration, OP -- but I think a PP had it right... better to stand in your truth and own it than lie or be a smart@ss about it.  Do YOU believe your child is "less than" if he wasn't admitted to AAP?  If not, then don't accept anyone's suggestion that they are superior b/c their kid did get in.

"Is __ going to AAP?"
"No, ___ will be here next year."  (said with no sarcasm b/c YOU are totally o.k. with your child not being in AAP, right?  YOU know that this is really not the defining moment in his life.)  Own that or work on knowing that your child is still a-o.k. without AAP.  Nobody can make you feel bad about yourself if YOU truly feel good about yourself.

Let me also say, that some people just ask b/c they are hoping to find a commonality and they apparently believe your child was in the realm of being admitted.  In my kids' school AAP is VERY hush, hush.  That may be in large part b/c few people pay attention to it or know what it is!  Just today, another mom who I know very casually (I just figured out her name last week), asked me if my son is doing that AAP thing.  Lucky for her, my kid did get the eligible letter.  I asked if she was going to send her son and it was clear from her answer that she didn't know what it was.  She thought that kids went over to another school (the center) once in awhile.  She didn't know that it was  a full-time (attend the other school) program!  So, sometimes, people are just asking b/c they are just wondering and they don't intend to judge or imply superiority.

OP -- take a breath.  [b]Know that your kid IS just as promising as any other kid.  While it is nice to receive an "eligible" letter, in the long run, it means very little.[/b]   [/quote]

Amen.  I wish my child attended a school like yours, where AAP is hardly discussed.  Unfortunately, our base school is also a center, where all things AAP are very much gossiped about.  It really gets old and I would love to switch DC to a different elementary school.[/quote]

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