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[quote=Anonymous]I can’t figure out why people keep falsely saying that Nysmith is for AAP rejects.  In our 9 years there, never heard of this happening.  Maybe there are some kids that tried to get into AAP that I don’t know about, but most kids started Nysmith in pre-K through 1st grade, well before AAP testing/applications. We hear far more stories about kids coming to Nysmith because they were not challenged enough in the early grades at their public schools, and in our case because our public school still only had 1/2 day Kindergarten.

With regard to the assertion regarding them not getting into TJ- that’s just false.  Almost all the kids who took the TJ test this year made it to the semi-final pool (about 20 kids). Not bragging - just a fact. While we don’t know the final result, that seems pretty good out of a class of about 60, many of whom didn’t apply.  About a third of the 8th graders are in Algebra II Honors or higher.  Not a bragging point but just rebutting the insinuation that these kids wouldn’t be able to make it in AAP. This year’s graduating class has been accepted to various private chools such as Phillips Exeter, Sidwell, NCS, Holton, Potomac and other great schools, and many will go to their awesome public schools that we are very fortunate to have in this area.

The kids are not obnoxious or rude, they are nice kids just trying their hardest, like everyone else’s.  We don’t judge your kids.  I know many kids who have thrived in AAP and good for them!  I am happy for them.  Seems to me that the obnoxious people are not the kids, but the parents on this board who think it is okay to bash kids for no reason. [/quote]

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