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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But, that would amount to changing the rules in the middle of the game.[/quote]

Gee, that never happens (as we see our national insurance model turned upside down; as my DH faces a layoff due to a merger; as my health-nut aunt is diagnosed with breast cancer; etc. etc.).

There are no guarantees in life.[/quote]

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AAP is an extra, not a guarantee.  This is public school, after all.  There are other children to think about as well.[/quote]

I don't think AAP is viewed as an extra in Fairfax County schools. [b] I think it is viewed as similar to special ed so it's a little harder to get rid of.[/quote][/b]

But that's just the thing.  It's[b] NOT [/b]special ed because it was CHANGED (see above, "rules changed in middle of game" reference) to allow kids who would never qualify for a special education for their giftedness in a MILLION YEARS to get in!    It's not equitable.  It's not fair to equally bright kids in GE and it's not how you run a public education system.  It's also potentially discriminatory since not all super-bright FCPS students have an equal chance in the admissions process.[/quote]

Assuming the FCPS AAP office has done this intentionally, one has to wonder why?  Why would they allow it?
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The difficulty is in identifying the gifted  kids at the early age.  I am one who has been beaten up for a parental referral for my 120 CogAT kid.  If you talked to her, or worked with her, you would not know it.  It is hard to tell who is gifted and who is smart at this age.[/quote]

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