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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I totally get that a few children need a more rigorous academic curriculum. The issue here is not the "giving" of what a child needs but the "giving" of "advanced academics" to a select few because they can not function in the general classroom. The label of "advanced academics" and the "giving" of a better education, in a "full immersion" program is absolutely wrong if the same is not given to the "good", "advanced academic student". Why should they get total immersion when a strait A, good student, could benefit as well?[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]Gifted Teacher: what do you say to the straight A student every year, is in the same building as the Center, but is not in the AAP program. The child asks, "what more do I have to do?".

[b]Straight As don't necessarily mean that a child needs the AAP classroom.[/b] I might ask the teacher if she sees my child exhibiting behaviors that indicate the need for the AAP. If she does not, I would reinforce with my child that different children need different types of classrooms and that she is where she needs to be to get the most out of her classes each day. 
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No one is advocating "giving" a better education to one child over another. The idea is for children to be taught in the way that is most effective for them. Not every child needs the AAP classroom in order to learn. I would say if a child is getting straight As in the regular classroom, than that class is a good match for that child's learning style.

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