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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Maybe that's why Fairfax has an "advanced academic" program, not "gifted."  Surely you acknowledge some kids are academically advanced.
That said, I'm pretty sure Mozart was gifted.  [/quote]
I do not see any need for such a program in public school. I believe they are all just a waste of money. It makes little difference in the long run if one kid or 100 kids are doing "advanced math." What do they gain by doing math ahead of dumb kids? They all end up in the same pot eventually. Perhaps US curriculum is dumbed down?[/quote]

And that is where you are wrong.  Children don't "all end up in the same [s]pot eventually".  Different professions require different emphasis.  [/quote]
I bet you if a study is done, the results would show that AAP or not is not a significant variable on who end up better off in the long run. I bet you the variable is negligible AAP vs regular HS class. It would really surprise me if the results of such study came out that 90% of APP kids earn 500K a year, and kids on regular track earn 50K per year on average. I think it all end up the same percentage. Some kids in regular HS end up earning a ton, and some kids from AAP end up being drunks. So, yeah, what evidence do you have that they don't end up "in the similar spot" down the long road of life?[/quote]

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