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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People who game the system this way make me sick.  If your child is gifted, he/she will not need coaching to make it in.  Please leave the spots open for the kids who truly NEED them.[/quote]

But the program isn't really for gifted kids, is it? Certainly nearly 20% of our elementary school kids cannot be naturally gifted.

I was upset initially when I found out how many people in my neighborhood put their kindergarteners in test prep. But if they perceive the schools as offering two different standards of education, and if many of them (in my neighborhood at least) happen to be from backgrounds where hard work is pushed and innate intelligence de-emphasized, it makes sense that they would want to prep. their kids to get into AAP. I still think it's sad that the kids are being tutored instead of playing outside, but I also think it's highly possible these kids have the potential to academically surpass the kids who do well on these tests without coaching, because at some point-- even if you're really gifted!-- success does come down to being willing to work, and I appreciate parents instilling that in their young kids. Maybe just not this way.[/quote]

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