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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You really need to get over yourself. [b]Really gifted kids do just fine in large classes because they are little sponges who crave learning and will find a way to acquire knowledge in any circumstances.[/b]
While some people may be pushing the envelope to the detriment of their kid, others should absolutely appeal if they feel their child's ability isn't reflected in the original package. 
If your child is "suffering", maybe he/she doesn't belong in AAP.
It's the mission of the schools to fairly educate EVERYBODY.

signed,

mom of AAP kid who got in on the first round without us lifting a finger and who is excelling in a large class.[/quote]

LOL! Know many gifted kids? ADHD gifted kids? Gifted kids with emotional problems? (The smartest child I ever taught couldn't handle the large class sizes in AAP and was eventually home-schooled.)  IME, the brighter the child, the less conventional & typical is his/her behavior. You can't generalize about "all" gifted kids. [/quote]

I'm the PP and you're right about that. 2E kids may have problems handling large class sizes but that's true of kids with special needs in a regular classroom setting as well. Our school happens to have pull-out groups for kids with these special needs, both in an AAP setting and in a regular setting. This has nothing to do with the OP's desire that kids whom she views as "less deserving" because they appealed be excluded from her cozy little group. BTW, having those kids remain in the regular setting increases those class sizes, doesn't it? And you could argue that kids in a regular classroom might benefit from more attention.
AAP happens to be too easy for my kid. Guess what? I don't go around complaining that they should take the top three or four kids from each of the AAP classrooms at the school and let them form their own classroom so they can progress much faster. Gifted programs are under siege all over the country and attitudes like OP's really alienate other parents and undermine support for the program. Be glad for what you have.[/quote]

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