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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This is the result of turning a gifted program into advanced academics.   When my son was in the GT program, the whole point was the busy work and unnecessary homework went away.  He was very engaged in his school work, at school, but not doing heaps of h homework at night because he and his classmates "got" what they were teaching and didn't need all the repetition.[/quote]  
What year was that? [/quote]

It is ridiculous. You hear this argument all the time:  it was a gifted program when my kid went, but not now.  Translation:  Her kid really needed the program b/c her kid is really gifted.  Today's program is not a gifted program and the children currently in it are not really that bright...well, compared to her kid.[/quote]

Not the PP - you may not like hearing it, but it is the truth.  The GT program was a far different animal than AAP of today.  The kids in GT were truly exceptional (high IQ) and everyone knew it.  There was no resentment because most kids were in General Ed.  GT was reserved for kids with exceptional ability.  There is no way anyone could argue that AAP comes anywhere close to that model.[/quote]
Most kids are [b]still[/b] in Gen Ed.  Folks who say otherwise are either talking about their own unique neighborhood stats or are zoned for an overcrowded center that makes it seem like most kids are designated AAP.  Our school sent only a handful to 3rd grade center.  And no, we're not "low SES".  [/quote]

I'm talking about a huge area of the county, not just one specific neighborhood.  [b]Most of the kids around here (Vienna, Oakton, Great Falls, McLean, Chantilly) are in AAP.[/b]  [/quote]

Really? Are you referring to elementary school Level IV AAP?[/quote]

I looked up the School Profile June 2015 Membership numbers for schools in Vienna:

http://www.city-data.com/school/Vienna-Virginia.html

and it does not seem like "most of the kids" in Vienna are in AAP.

Vienna school	3	4	5	6	3-6 Gen Ed	AAP-Lvl IV CTR/PG
Louise Archer	56	53	32	51	192	312
Colvin Run	55	63	50	57	225	326
Cunningham Park	73	49	66	50	238	517
Flint Hill	59	92	86	70	307	103
Freedom Hill	65	60	48	55	228	62
Marshall Road	75	93	66	73	307	12
Stenwood	56	57	57	63	233	10
Vienna	43	39	44	55	181	
Westbriar	68	78	49	60	255	111
Wolftrap	58	52	42	55	207	127
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