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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter was accepted into the AAP Center and we chose not to send her. Kids should be kept in their base schools unless they are truly brilliant and performing multiple grade levels ahead of their peers. Only then should they be educated in a separate setting.

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Your kid is brilliant.  Recognize that.[/quote]
Part of the problem is that people really think that being accepted into AAP means their kids are gifted or brilliant.  Most kids in AAP are just regular smart kids.  [/quote]

I think most people know their kids well enough to know being found eligible for AAP doesn't mean your kid is gifted.  I think the problem is that AAP is so big that people think if their kid doesnt get in it means their kid looks dumb.  I'm sure there are a few (especially on DCUM) who actually buy into the whole gifted malarkey, but I think more people care about their kids looking not smart than actually think their kid is gifted.  By the way, I don't think kids who aren't found eligible are not smart, it's just my opinion as to the fear that makes so many care about whether their kid is found eligible.  Also, I say gifted malarkey to refer to the 15 or so percent of kids who aren't gifted--I know there is a small percent of eligible kids who actually are gifted.  [/quote]

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