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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]
You must be living under a rock. Almost ALL Asian/Indian kids in APP are enrolled in a bunch of extra classes for Math, Reading, Science and test preps. They start as soon as Grade 1 for NNAT prep. [/quote]

Hey, now!  We're Indian, and have never been near any "extras".  Frankly, don't have time (even if we had the inclination), because DD has enough stuff she wants to do after school that don't involve academics.  In our circle of Indian (and Asian) friends, we know some that do test prep and we know some that do not.  Mixed bag, like the rest, about 50-50.

To the OP: I have a friend with 3 kids in AAP.  One skipped a grade as well.  They're doing fine in the program, with a little enrichment from the parents at home (not of the workbooks/flash cards variety).  She said that her son's class had one kid who was profoundly gifted in math (working 3-4 grade levels ahead).  He gets pulled out for math, to meet his needs.  They do not go to any fancy pants school, and have had a good experience, despite having upwards of 30 kids in the classroom, and working in trailers.  At this time, I know of only one kid whose needs cannot be met in any school, because he has an eidetic memory, and is working something like 6 or 7 grade levels ahead.  He is homeschooled, with supplemental instruction for math from a tutor.[/quote]

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