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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are young adults now but I still look back on the 3rd Grade AAP madness with extreme PTSD. Parents go absolutely nuts over this. I was no exception. Did getting into AAP have any lasting ng term impact on my kids? I don’t know. My inclination is that they learned early on that they achieved an academic accolade that was making everyone’s parents crazy. So in a weird way it instilled in my kids some level of confidence in their own smarts. And it did set the trajectory for the type of kids who became their peers—for better or worse.[/quote]

My kid is in therapy unwinding the damage AAP did.  She’s a sensitive, artsy kid and AAP drove her to perfectionism and imposter theory.  She’s clearly not an imposter (at a highly regarded school in a PhD program), but struggles with anxiety that she says was exacerbated by AAP.

Think long and hard about AAP.  It’s a nice trophy for the parents but I’m not sure how much is influences ultimate outcome.  I would argue it’s not worth it for many kids.
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