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NP.  I've heard anecdotally that the AAP/GT program of 10-20 years ago was brutal.  Much more work in class and hours of nightly homework.  Not so much better or a higher level as just more work.

We're at one of the "middle" centers, not one of the most watered down centers or one of the highest level/most competitive ones.  It seems like a good program for DC, who is an "average gifted" student, not a prodigy nor a kid who thrives on hours of homework.[/quote]

What the heck is an "average gifted student?"  If your kid is gifted at all, he would be at the top in his AAP class.  If he's an average AAP student, then he's probably around a 120 IQ and is bright but nowhere near gifted.

Also, to the PP who said that AAP is intended to be one year advanced math and nothing more:  That's available for most gen ed students.  Every school could easily offer advanced math starting in 3rd, so what's the point of a separate AAP program then?[/quote]

Not PP, but I once saw something about "levels of giftedness." The IQ level you mentioned would be "high acheiver," and then above that were 4 tiers of gifted kids roughly grouped by IQ and education needs. Most kids in AAP probably fit that bright, high achiever group. Plenty of kids at TJ do too.[/quote]

Not plenty just the bottom ten percent which is going to be majority of the students under lottery. [/quote]

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