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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who do not understand how a coach or music teacher could have meaningful input:  I am a music teacher and church choir director, and my husband has been a baseball coach for many years.  We have both been asked numerous times to write AAP letters.  For me, the parents who have asked me, are the parents of children who really have shown abilities beyond their years.  I can comment on their ability to keep up with peers many years older.  I can comment on their reading, listening, ability to focus.  Of course, I can comment on their music skills, but in these letters, I tend to focus on the academic qualities that I think are pertinent.  I am a teacher, who has worked with children for 20 years.  Honestly, I think my opinion might be held in higher regard than some college kid who is teaching a Lego class.   My DH can comment on a child who has a deeper understanding of the game, or a child who is very coachable, and tends to listen to/follow directions well.  He can comment on children who ask insightful questions about the game, or comment on field distances, ball trajectory, etc.  We both can comment as parents of an AAP student in 6th grade.

We asked our oldest DS's religion teacher.  He had been with DS for 3 years.  He had 3 boys, 2 of which were already in AAP.  He had already told us many times how DS was a leader, and seemed to understand the class topics more deeply than many.  I think that was valuable input.

Who really knows what the committee sees as important though?[/quote]

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