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Fairfax parents like to believe that they're some nexus of giftedness, and that 10-20% of the FCPS kids would rank in the national top 2%.  For what it's worth, my kid with a mid-low 120s IQ was easily in the top third of her AAP class and breezed through the program.  My kid with a 140 IQ was bored and got nothing at all out of the program.  It's at best mildly accelerated gen ed, and not at all a gifted program.

My kids are now in a college prep charter school, which is also not a gifted program, yet is much more demanding and much more advanced than FCPS AAP.[/quote]

Can you tell me more about how you support your 140 IQ child?

I have a 7 year old who I suspect is at around that, and I'm trying to figure out how to best support him. He is in a DCPS school in 1st grade and working at a 3rd grade level -- the teachers try to challenge him but he spend a LOT of time doodling during virtual classes now and reading off the the side. I'm trying to add instruments and an enriching home life, but really want to do right by him.

I was tested at 147 when I was an adolescent and was in a pull-out gifted program as a child that I remember really fondly, but I only remember being bored silly during "real" school and reading under the desk the whole time. I also got really engaged with instruments, math/science ECs but honestly I went to pretty bad schools and think I could have done much better in life if i'd been properly supported. I have a super unconventional career path now. I dont want to make the same mistakes with my own kids![/quote]

Honestly, I should have homeschooled rather than placing my child in AAP.  I supplemented with AoPS Academy classes for both math and language arts, since they are much more rigorous than public school, and since they're quite willing to place children in higher grade levels as needed.  My child took Algebra there while in 4th grade, and it was the highlight of his week.  At school, I made sure he had some sort of higher level math book on hand as well as novels at his level.  He has generally been reading at a higher level than any of the books in the classroom library.  Music and foreign languages are another great avenue for gifted children.

All of that being said, the charter school we chose is a BASIS charter, but one of the ones much higher ranked than the BASIS DC and in a state far from the DC area.  The DC one might still be a good fit for your child, as it is much more demanding than most other programs.  My kid finds everything easy, but is still learning and engaged.

I'm in the same boat with attending weak schools that didn't challenge me, and as a result being less successful than I ought to have been.  Kids should be learning resilience, study habits, and how to face challenges while in regular school.  I breezed through college, even, but in grad school got nailed with my poor study habits and complete lack of resiliency.  If school is always too easy, there will ultimately be problems.  Good luck with properly supporting your child!  [/quote]

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