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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know AAP parents don’t want I hear this but it’s a washout come high school.  If the kid is bright and has good home support, they will end up in the same classes. Things that made a difference-love of reading, solid extracurriculars, encouraging them to pursue their interests.  
The saddest part of all of this is that kids pick up on this whole AAP vs. not AAP in lower grades.  [/quote]

It is a wash out by High School. Some kids just click with school a bit later than others. I suspect that most of the people who are really concerned with being accepted into AAP are at poorer performing schools and want to move their kids to a better school or are very interested in TJ and see AAP as a way to get to Algebra Honors in seventh grade.

I know families who bought a house in a Title 1 school boundary and they were very focused, very fast on programs they could use to move their kids out of those schools. They couldn't afford the same size house in different areas so they saw AAP as their vehicle to improve their kids school.[/quote]

The “clicking with school” statement is just silly.  Plenty of kids love school and are good at it - they click just fine.  Maybe they simply didn’t do well on the NNAT or CogAt.  Regardless, not being in AAP doesn’t mean children don’t “get” school.   :roll: [/quote]

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