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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In reply to 16:50.  Definitely a lie if parents or educators say that ALL aap are 2 years advanced.i know too many parents with kids in aap who have a tutor 3 days a week. The child would likely not struggle if they were in non aap classes. I love the idea of GT for the top 2%, AAP for the hard working, but average kids, and then nonAAP for the general ed. However, FCPS is too politically correct and would never employ this. The top 2% would, more than likely, represent the asian and white communities.

To the ofher poster, yes, I  have met truly gifted kids. They tend to be more cerebral and quiet when compared to the just hard working kids.  They learn in a different way. FCPS lacks in differentiated instruction. It is 2 words that FCPS refers to but is almost never used in real life.  Even in the GT center, the teacher still has to teach to the LCD. Personally, I look at school as a supplement to my teaching at home. School is not the end all be all for learning. It is 1 of many facets.

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The few truly gifted kids I know are not quiet, thoughtful ''cerebral'' creatures.  They are talkative (won't quit talking in many cases) jittery, quirky, day dreamers, who bounce around and fiddle with things.  Some border on aspergers.  Others make you think they are ADHD kids who forgot to medicate, until you pay attention to what they are saying and thinking and how they process things. They are tempermental perfectionists who throw fits and quit when things aren't exactly how they know they should be.  Yes, some are quiet and fit your stereotype, but some are the exact opposite. [/quote]

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