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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't really see any problem if the AAP and non-AAP kids are mixed together for PE, Music, Art - so what?
They should be separated for English, Math, History, Science because those are the subjects in which academically advanced kids will most benefir from being with others like themselves, no?[/quote]

I agree.  I have a child in a center and I hate that until this year, DC was separated from the Gen Ed kids.  [b]It seemed to feed into the hatred that the base school Gen Ed parents have for the AAP parents. [/b] I like that they seem to be (from what I can tell from DC) mixing them for some specials.  They should do that.[/quote]

An absurd statement on its face -- since often these are the same parents.   I had kids in both AAP and gen. ed. and it didn't turn me against myself.  :lol:  But if I can speak for the Gen Ed. me I'd say that [b]what parents hate are kids who aren't any smarter than theirs being given special instruction and elevated academic status.  It's not what AAP was designed for, it's not equitable and it's not right. Period[/b].[/quote]

Exactly.  And so many parents feel this way, I can't believe FCPS hasn't gotten a clue yet and changed the criteria for AAP placement to include [b]only[/b] the profoundly gifted, those who cannot be educated in a Gen Ed classroom.  The parents who are up in arms whenever somebody states this are those who know their child doesn't fit that criteria and so wouldn't be in AAP if the test scores and other criteria necessary for admission were raised.  [/quote]

[b]If you ask parents of highly and profoundly gifted, they are happy with a larger group of students in the AAP class, and do not want a tiny, exclusive class of a dozen or so kids.[/b]
I say this as a parent of one of those kids you seem so concerned about.[/quote]

Oh, well by all means:  let's make sure the profoundly gifted are always happy.  Forget about what makes Gen Ed parents and kids happy.[/quote]

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