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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  I have known several people with solidly average scoring kids who lobbied like mad to get their kids into AAP so they would make the "right" friends. Two out of 3 got their kid in and bragged like they themselves had just won the Olympics. One of those kids has already left AAP because she was miserable and her friends there stressed her out more than influencing her to work harder. Another is there struggling and unhappy, but mom and dad aren't budging. It's insane.

We want our kids to enjoy learning and have fond memories of school. Neither of my kids are in AAP because I don't think they belong there. One scored quite high on the NNAT, but not on the CogAt and I had no interest in pushing for AAP. There is a perfectly nice peer group in general ed, they do provide enrichment as needed and DC is HAPPY and enjoying learning.[/quote]

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I think everyone knows kids who have been unnecessarily pushed into AAP.  At our center, there are a ton of those kids.  I agree, general ed offers a really nice group of children and everyone seems a lot happier and less stressed out.  [/quote]

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