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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree.  Putting these kids into a program that IMO should be for GT kids is absurd.  The vast majority of the AAP kids are holding my kid back academically.  My kid, along with 2 other AAP kids, are doing a ton of extra work on their own and together because they are bored.  They complain how slow the math is moving and how basic the science is.  They need to revert this back to an actual gifted program and send most of the kids back to the GE program, where they can appropriately differentiate and provide them with the current AAP curriculum.  [/quote]

And I hope you are happy having your child go to the one "TJ" elementary in the county to accomplish this, because this is really what you're asking for. A TJ for elementary school. Stop complaining about what's not working and be specific with what is reasonable as a change if you really want it to happen. If 90% or the vast majority of the kids in AAP aren't at your child's level, it's probably the same for every other AAP. Therefore in order to align the top 10% of AAP students, one or two centrally located schools will be required. That is the trade off. Instead of going to school with kids who eventually will filter into your child's high school, your child will have to go to school with kids from all over the county, never attending a school with kids who live nearby. And your child will be cloistered with other GT students their entire life never understanding the lives of the other 90% of students who they will be interacting for the rest of their lives with.[/quote]

NP. I would be fine with having several centers around the county. I'd be fine with my child being with his peers but not in class with neighbors because we can interact with the neighbors through other activities. [/quote]

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