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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Oh, it's the person who posts over and over in an attempt to conflate test prep with studying and hard work. [/quote]
No, it's the person who posts over and over in an attempt to conflate test prep with not belonging and not "smart enough".[/quote]

Lots of kids study and work hard and never do test prep. I know plenty of [b]high-achieving students[/b] who haven't done test prep for AAP or TJ. And let's face it, a smart kid who works hard is going to go farther than a less intelligent kid who works just as hard, whether test prep is involved or not.

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This is where I think the conversation needs to focus.  There are high-achievers because they have an average to above average intelligence and work hard - these kids can do well in a traditional classroom with differentiation.  There are high-achievers that are highly intelligent that may or may not learn well in a traditional classroom.  And then, there are highly intelligent to genius and above which do not do well in a traditional classroom.

The 3rd set of kids NEED a special needs classroom/curriculum, the 2nd set may or may not need a different classroom setting and the 1st set DO NOT NEED a different classroom/curriculum.  I do think the bar could be set a little higher across the gen ed curriculum for many students, but that's where differentiation comes in.  A special needs gifted class/curriculum is not needed.

I wish they would go back to the actual gifted classes and not open AAP to every high achiever or kid pushed by their parents.[/quote]

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