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+1.[b] Travel soccer teams have athletically talented kids (I could have my kids take hours of private lessons a day and they still wouldn't get in), youth orchestras have musically talented kids, and AAP has -- wait for it-- academically talented kids. According to a combination of work samples, teacher recommendations and standardized tests. And if you don't like the standardized tests, you can get an IQ test done and prove the COGAT wrong.  So AAP is not just a "superior in their parents minds" thing.  It's a designation that kids get after a vote by an objective panel weighs a number of factors. So yes, GE kids have been determined BY FCPS not to be as academically talented as the cutoff for the AAP pool.  But, it is also a fact that any team, group or program that is not open admission (or lottery) will select some kids and not others based on talent and performance.  Why is this okay in athletics but not academics?  I don't accuse parents in my community of a "superiority complex" when they talk about their child making a "cut" team for a high school sport.  I usually think, "Larla is a nice kid. Good for her."  It takes nothing away for my kids to recognize that other kids are talented-- sometimes in areas where my kids struggle.  It's not a zero sum game.[/b] [/quote]

I wasn't going to come back to this thread after posting a long while back, but am glad I did. The bold statement is so true. Thanks to this PP. [/quote]

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Where is the head slap emoji??

Travel soccer is within the boundaries of a PRIVATE entity paid for separately by parents.

We are discussing PUBLIC school and publicly funded programs.

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I read it more as not everyone can or will qualify for the travel team, same for AAP. It's not about parents thinking their child is superior.[/quote]

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