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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From the petition:
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"Anyone with an AAP kid knows that they might feel like a “nerd” or outcast when they are in the minority.  But at a Center school, where most kids are like them, they “fit in” and thrive."

The AAP kids of today are no longer the "nerds" (using their words, not mine) of GT programs from a decade ago.  They are completely mainstream, involved in sports and other activities.  And why is this?  Because AAP has opened up the program to vast numbers of kids over the years, kids who wouldn't have otherwise been identified as "gifted".  It is moronic to claim that these are the outcasts, the "nerds" who need their "peer group".  These kids are as mainstream as any others and their peer groups are found everywhere - yes, even in the base schools.[/b]

Enough with this attitude that AAP kids are some sort of special breed who must be hot-housed with other AAP kids lest they not reach their "potential".  It has become such a crock of B.S.[/quote]

This shows that the program works very well and succeeds in its purpose.  This means the program should continue relatively unchanged.  [/quote]

This response is a great example of why people hate AAP parents.  If there is now a significantly larger number of kids getting in, the logical step is to get rid of centers because they don't need to bus kids to centers to get a critical mass of peers with similar ability.  Centers were created to provide kids will a similar peer group.  If AAP has expanded to include so many kids, the center model is entirely unnecessary.  You can't even argue that the center model should be kept because of the profoundly gifted kids because they most certainly aren't being served by the current center model because they are now placed in a class including a ton of moderately gifted kids, rather than one with kids of their ability.[/quote]

EXACTLY.  This is not a gifted program, by any stretch of the imagination.  And centers are certainly not needed anymore.[/quote]

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