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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ITA with pp.[/quote]

I do, too--I argued the same point many times in this thread--but it's obvious that a fair playing field means absolutely nothing to some of these parents.[/quote]

That's because so much of this is about parent ego not bright children or parents being afraid that other kids will get more if the other kids are in AAP and their child is not.[/quote]

It has nothing to do with a parent's ego.  That is nonsense.  It has to do with a parent wanting his DC to get the best opportunity and be in the best educational track for the child's sake.   There are many kids that can comfortably handle the program, few are flunking out.  It is advanced academics and once in, the benefits cannot be taken away.  Opportunity creates new opportunity.[/quote]

OK, but if AAP is that much better, why don't we expand those benefits to all students rather than shoving kids who aren't really appropriate for the program into it.  What's happening is that AAP is getting watered down and the kids that really need it (the PG kids) don't get a real benefit anymore.  By way of full disclosure, I have a child in AAP (and one who isn't).  My AAP child is a "marginal" AAP kid FSIQ 129) and does fine in AAP, but could probably have been served in Gen Ed if Gen Ed emphasized critical thinking skills and used teaching methods other than memorizing and test taking.[/quote]

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