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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's not really about the percentiles. Up to 40% of the kids in some schools end up in the AAP program -- but the ones who score in are a minuscule 2-5%. [b]In my opinion, the more important bit is the teacher's recommendation (packaged in the GBRS score)[/b]. In some schools, teachers are allowed to be more creative, and children are encouraged to engage at a higher level -- hence the higher GBRS numbers. If your child did not score in the "pool" (and sometimes even if he did!), the only way to still get in the AAP is through a teacher who really appreciates him.

So.. it *is* a beauty pageant after all.[/quote]

Couldn't disagree more.  My kid scored really high, but wasn't highly regarded by 1st or 2nd grade teacher b/c he is so easily distracted and didn't really complete work very well.  Now, in AAP, his teacher says he's perfect for the AAP class, he got the top score in Word Masters and breezes through the math.  Even his behavior scores are better in AAP than in gen. ed.  If it had been up to his 1st and 2nd grade teachers and the AART, he would not be in AAP.  The compliant child with perfect hand-writing is not necessarily the smartest.  The goof-off child who has trouble sitting still and getting work done in gen ed might just be great in AAP.  The scores were very important to my child being selected and predicting that he would do well in AAP.[/quote]

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