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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't do this but I suspect those who do are really lashing out at the entitlement culture and pushing back against the preponderance of Type-A competitive parents in this area who will try to scheme and manipulate their way into the program by prepping their kids, etc. [/quote]

BINGO! And I'd add that it creates this segregated culture of the "haves and have nots." [/quote]

Bingo again.  AAP has created more divisiveness among FCPS kids and parents than any other program I can recall, and I've lived here for over 25 yrs.  It's a shame that this is happening, but FxCo taxpayers have every right to express concerns/misgivings/outright dislike of the program.  I've always found it incredible that there are those who deny AAP has caused problems.  [/quote]

I am a product of the AAP in Fairfax county (many years ago) and based on that experience I whole heartedly agree with the PP's above.  Dead on.[/quote]
Based on your personal experience, would you want your kid to be in AAP?[/quote]

That is so hard to say.  There are way more perks - like more field trips, resources, etc.  You definitely notice that you are treated on a superior level to the "base" kids.  It can give one a bit of an ego - which is NOT a good thing.
  Many of the extremely smart kids were somewhere on the spectrum and really needed AAP.  Those kids generally ended up going to TJ followed by an Ivy and later entered the tech industry - usually as a tech architect or programmer, or they went on become doctors.  The other kids were very smart but, in my opinion, not necessarily smarter than the "base" kids.  I became very good friends with some of the base kids when we entered high school (as I didn't make it into TJ) and many of the base kids ended up going on to really prestigious universities and have done extremely well for themselves professionally - lawyers, doctors, some are even celebrities.  
Overall, the positives - [b]you are around only intelligent kids [/b]and you are exposed to a very intense and fulfilling curriculum.
Negatives -  if you are not a math genius, then you will feel very intimidated in the program . . yet outside of the program, because you are AAP, you feel a bit superior (don't know if that makes sense)

Out of my three kids, only one could hack it.  Not sure if I would send him though since he is only in 1st grade.  Hope this helps.[/quote]

I fail to see how this is a positive.  Sounds limiting to me.  And certainly not real world.  I expect posters will say that these kids will all go on to top colleges where they'll still be in the smart people cocoon.  Give me a kid who knows and is friends with people of all different abilities and that's who I'd bet on and want to know.  [/quote]

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