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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normally, 130 IQ is +2SD/97.5th percentile and 145 IQ is +3SD/99.9th percentile.  If we assume that FCPS has twice as many gifted kids as expected by national norms, then approximately 5% of FCPS kids have a 130+ IQ and 0.2% (1 in 500) have a 145+ IQ.

AAP takes 20%, so 1/4 of the kids in AAP would then have a 130+ IQ, and 1/100 would have a 145+ IQ.

Generally speaking, let's say the AAP center has 4 classes, each with 25 kids.  About 6 kids per classroom are actually gifted, and only 1 kid in the entire grade is highly gifted.  The remaining 19 kids per class in AAP are bright but not gifted.

If most of the kids have an IQ from 115-129, and the rest have an IQ in the 130-144 range, the 145+ kid is still going to seem like a weird outlier to the other kids.[/quote]

So, can we agree that being in AAP does not mean your child has been identified as "gifted" but just an accelerated or advanced learner.  Thus, hating on AAP is not hating on gifted kids.[/quote]

Again, this thread is not about AAP, but hating on AAP does hinder gifted kids, because even though the AAP program is not sufficient for them, it’s the best the gifted kids have as far as the public school system goes. [/quote]

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