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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I posted the comment you refer to. I think the truly gifted are 2 years advanced, but there are too many that also struggle because they are not truly "gifted" The idea of GT is great, but AAP is  not GT. If they were really GT there would be maybe 10 kids in our class. However, what you do get in AAP is a mix of gifted and average kids who work hard and none of the lower level remedial students. The teacher is able to teach at a quicker pace and not dumb down the material. It is the ideal educational setting for many parents. This is also why it is so controversial, because of the perceived notion of brain drain.[/quote]
Thanks for your response.  That makes some sense.  Seems to me the easy solution for schools would be to have a more complete set of differentiation.  Right now, it seems to be just AAP vs. non-AAP.  Why not create three levels: G&T (top 2%), AAP (80-97%), and general education (non-AAP)?

One other question, since you seem to be in an answering mood: I've definitely seen many people claim unambiguously that *ALL* students in AAP and in MoCo's HGC program are at least 2 years ahead of grade level, and many are even further ahead.  Does this strike you as exaggeration too? [/quote]

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