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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think a lot of the extreme angst here about AAP classrooms has to do with a lot of you being of the generation that was told you're all SUPER special and entitled to a big prize.

Brace yourself, because here's the reality: not all of us are that bright, or athletic, or talented. And in this area, which is so status conscious and driven, it hurts that much more. So we can't handle it that our kids didn't score highly and go into certain programs, and we project our own issues onto them instead of teaching them self-acceptance, and how to find their strengths and passions themselves. [/quote]

You're the one projecting here. Not everyone views AAP as a status item or something desirable. I could care less about status and what other people think. I know more than a handful of kids, including mine actually, whose parents CHOSE to keep them in GE even though they were accepted to an AAP center. In our case, the center is our base school and while it's the same physical building, the center is a school within a school and there's little integration.

It's incorrect to imply that all of the kids in GE are there because they're not "bright" enough to be in AAP and that they just didn't measure up. Speaking for myself and the parents I know who have made the same choice, we just don't agree with the premise that the center is the best place for our children or that they can only be challenged if they're surrounded by kids with comparable test scores. Most people disagree with us, but they have to make the right choice for their children, and that's fine. [b]But when I say I'd rather that my child get to choose a different, non-center school where the classrooms aren't segregated and there's more of a normal range of abilities, I mean it.[/b]
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