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[quote=Anonymous]I often have to ask to know if my kids need to be in AAP. Their testing scores were good enough, but I could not see much of the gifted behaviors in either of them. Like many parents here, I have had super easy times with academics throughout my life and went to college at 15. I remember 90-95% of what my teachers said after hearing it just once. Up to this age, I still remember where I sat in first grade, my teacher and her look, how she taught us counting, and many many tedious things. I can still do the AP testing questions for calculus BC for my neighbor's kid even though I have not touched them since college. My good memory and reasoning became a big problem when it comes to evaluate my kids. I just don't think they are smart. I often could not understand why my daughter needs to study before a test; why she only gets an A- or B+ for something as easy as physics HN or chemistry HN. She ruins many of our weekends as she has to do her homework or stay home studying for a test! I think she is average, however, her friends, friends' parents, teachers or other adults keep telling me that she is smart and can be what she wants to be. I am still skeptical about her ability but quite satisfied that she is a happy, well-rounded kid.

Now it is time for my son and I have even more doubt. He is in the pool, but I just can't see much of the gifted behaviors. I don't even hear as much compliment to him as to my daughter at similar ages. My DH and I decide not to fill out the parents' referral form. He will go if he can get in with the testing scores and teachers recommendations. BTW, when my daughter was in second grade, we did not do the referral either. She got in with her testing scores (back then the testing scores ruled, I think).

As for the worthiness of AAP, two of my daughter's friends did not attend AAP but made to TJ. I feel that the only advantage of AAP is the math curriculum. They jumped two grades by the end of 6th grade.

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