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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]  Is the singular standard for making AAP somehow superior to the multi level GPA and standardised testing that occurs over the following years? No! It’s not.

What is happening is that nice white middle class parents with nice white middle classes kids got tutors and nagged teachers and AAP committees to get themselves special treatment by getting small classes with more experienced teachers and less of the unwashed masses and they don’t want people to take too close a look at actual ability otherwise their unfair privilege would be removed. [/quote]

There isn't even a singular standard for making AAP.  The whole admissions process is pretty arbitrary and depends more on the teacher's impression than on any objective data.  Even in a 3rd grade AAP classroom, there will be 5 or so kids there who don't fit the profile of an AAP kid in any way.  At my kids' center, they published the ones receiving the president's award at the end of 6th.  Around 20% did not get it, effectively meaning that they didn't score pass advanced on [b]any[/b] of their 5th grade SOLs.  [/quote]

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