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[quote=Anonymous]My problem with this thread is that 1) some people think it is necessary, and 2) others exploit that expectation.  And it is based on a flawed few of American culture and education.  America is the land where we can afford to educate all.

Most (all?) of the parents pushing the prepping -- and there are some -- are recent immigrants coming from countries that have many gates to long-term success.  Where, being tracked at 8 as having potential is key to having the opportunity at 14 or 18 or 40.

In America, there are so many on-ramps to education...AAP helps challenge kids, but gen-ed does not preclude taking advanced courses in HS, and those kids are not at a disadvantage.

TJ is a great high school, but that is because of the creativity of the students -- the 10 best at any school will do as well as anyone at TJ.

My DD is in the 7th grade in AAP; we like it because she is a smart, nerdy kid and is in an environment where that is an asset not at liability.

Now, the uber-preppers are trying to turn the education into a compassion.  They are trying to effectively shame children that do not score 145; they think the score is what matters, when what matters is the inmate intelligence which should be represented by the score.   Scoring 145 on the CogAT is not a life skill.  Nor is 800 on the SAT. If I listed my SAT scores on my Resume, people would laugh at me.

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