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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]I was just asked to remove a post naming the student's school. I'm not sure why that information is considered sensitive. But since it wasn't included in the article, maybe his parents don't want it publicized and I prefer to error on the side of caution.

But, since this caused me to read through this thread, can I just say that I don't believe I've ever encountered a less supportive group of people in my entire life than in this thread? Give the kid some credit. He seems like a well-rounded individual. His achievements are to be admired, not compared being Rain Man. What use is there posting a message warning that he might not have a "blissful existence"? I thought AAP discussions were to help people navigate the programs, not trash children's accomplishments. If this is what the forum has become, I'm not sure we need it. Please give a bit more thought to your posts.
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I'm the blissful existence poster. OP made it sound like, "Now HERE is a fine specimen of giftedness and what it SHOULD be." My point was that this young man's profound giftedness does not mean he has some golden ticket and that he probably has struggles stemming from his brilliance. Definitely not a knock on the student, he's amazing.[/quote]

+1 - by saying "Now this is what...AAP should look like" clearly the poster was indicating the current kids aren't up to this par.  Being able to simply memorize isn't the standard.  I'm sure this kid is extremely bright, brighter than many others.  FWIW, I also think the AAP program is bloated, but the wording of this email was irksome. [/quote]

Do you seriously believe that this student's only skill is an ability to memorize? Challenge the premise of the poster if you must, but why put down the kid? 
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Of course not.  This child clearly has more than that as evidenced by his spelling prowess + his math abilities.  That said, just a year ago he didn't make it out of the preliminaries for the same spelling competition.  I am the one who said that this child is brighter than many others.  But I also don't think "this" is only what AAP should look like.  I would 100% say he belongs in AAP, and yet this child also didn't do well in the spelling bee in 2013 (just a year ago).  [/quote]

Wow, you absolutely can't help yourself, can you? You cannot give without taking away. If he had been the world's champion in spelling, you would write him off as "just being able to memorize". But, since he is good at both spelling and math, you ding him for last year's performance not being that great (though you ignore his making the semi-finals the year before that). I am troubled that you feel the need to criticize this boy, but I am even more bothered that you can't seem to make up your mind about which criticism to make. 
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I haven't criticized this boy.  You've misunderstood what I've intended to convey. FWIW, I was criticizing saying [u]this boy [/u][b]is what AAP should look like, indicating that below this standard is not what AAP should be.

I said this boy was brighter than most.  By pointing out he didn't do well last year, I was indicating that a child may be brilliant but may not perform well in a spelling preliminary round, or a CogAT test one day, or the NNAT one day, etc. and that is not indicative of his/her general overall capabilities.  I am one who believes that many children would do great in AAP, not just those who are accepted.  I am one who believes that just because a child isn't in the pool, doesn't mean he is any less deserving than another to be in AAP.  I very much dislike it when parents seem to indicate that Gen Ed. is just fine for this or that kid because he/she didn't do amazing on this or that test.  And no, it isn't sour grapes as my child was in the pool and accepted.

I was simply stating that I would assume that most would think this kid is extremely bright and yet even he can have a less than spectacular performance and it doesn't take away from his abilities, capabilities, knowledge, etc.  
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