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[quote=Anonymous]The flaw is that it is no longer a gifted program. It is an "advance academics" program.

From the past few years experience I have noticed that there are 2 main subtypes in the AAP program.

There are kids in there who are truly gifted. These kids tend to be innovative, out-of-the-box (and sometimes off the wall) thinkers. They may be light years ahead in a couple areas, and sometimes average or even slightly behind in another. It is not uncommon for gifted kids to struggle with organization and careless mistakes on material they understand fully. They have an amazing capacity for understanding, and can often have emotional or behavioral issues to go with it.

And there are kids in there who are academically advanced. These kids are ahead of the game academically and are often "by the book" great students. Some of them are naturally quick learners and others are pushed ahead by their parents and after-school tutoring programs (I would venture to say that about half of the parents I have encountered since my dd has started at the AAP center have their AAP child enrolled in tutoring, kumon, and similar programs...not because they're behind, but because they want them to stay ahead of their peers.)

I'm not saying there aren't kids who crossover, but the point is that they are not miniature fully educated adults. They are still kids, and they are still learning, just like everyone else. 
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