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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]By definition only 2% of kids in FCPS are gifted. And it’s not a given those kids are even in aap. [/quote]

Depends on your definition, I guess.[/quote]

It’s not my definition. Gifted is the top 2%. If you are letting in the top 20% of a population it’s not a gifted program. And it’s not a program full of gifted kids. Roughly 90% of those aap kids are not gifted. [/quote]

That's your definition.  The tests are normed so that there are scores that are two standard deviations above the mean.  That's the definition that Fairfax uses.  And everyone else too.[/quote]

+1  A higher percentage of FCPS students are 2+ standard deviation over the mean than would be the national average. Look at the local percentages vs. national percentages associated with scores. Not surprising given that many people relocate here for high level professional positions and the average education level is post graduate.  Sure, some kids in AAP have scores below, but overall the average score is more than 2 standard deviations above the national normed mean.  This is the federal definition of "gifted" --the level at which schools are required to provide services to meet educational need.  Don't believe all the DCUM crap and parent gossip.[/quote]

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