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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Parent to FCPS and AAP.  My DS went into AAP after spending the first 6 years (K-5) at a Dual Language Private School.  We don’t consider our DS gifted…just a hard worker…works until he overcomes the challenge.  The private school had most of the kids working at least 1 grade level above maybe 2 in some areas as part of the normal curriculum; it was not a gifted program but the teachers held the kids to high standards and the kids learned to meet those standards.  Because high standards were part of the environment; the kids (and the parents) learned to adjust.  Our DS first year in AAP was a review for most of the subjects.  Was he gifted because he knew more than the other “gifted kids” who had been in the program since 3rd grade? No, he was just taught some the material before they were.  Our DS speaks fluent French and is able to read, write and study each subject in French.  Is he gifted? No, he was taught in two languages.  Nothing more. The FCPS AAP is not a “gifted program” it is an advanced curriculum program where the material is about 1 year ahead; and the one year ahead is a normal curriculum that their peers will learn the following year.  Nothing more.  I think most kids would be able to do well in AAP if afforded the opportunity to learn advanced material early on…say starting in 1st grade.   AAP is a good public school advanced academic school program but in no way is it a “Gifted Program.”  I would guess that if you took a random 1st grade class made up of an appropriate representation of FCPS demographics (of average kids) and taught them advanced material…they would do just fine. Our DS is African American and I don’t really see what the big deal is with AAP.  I see more parents on this board trying to bolster the prestige of the AAP program and how special their DC are by putting their kids test scores out here for public consumption.  What I don’t see as much on this board is those very parents coming back to this board after their child doesn’t get into TJ or if they have to pull their kid out of AAP for whatever reason and talk about that.  If this AAP board is going to be useful I would think that parents would be more inclined to post information that is going to help other parents assist their kids in being successful not only in the AAP program but in school and life.  The less than diverse demographics in AAP is more opportunity and access than it is about how intelligent your child is.  Any hardworking child (regardless of demographics) can be successful in anything…including the FCPS AAP program.  [/quote]

I agree. Hispanic parent here and my child entered K knowing how to read (level 6 by October) and able to do addition and subtraction. I think she is intelligent but not that much more intelligent than her peers. The only difference between her and some of her classmates is that I had the money to pay for extra enrichment in preschool.  I think that there is where the difference can be found. The ability to test well is correlated to the parents income and ability to prepare their children.  Those posters that assume one race is naturally not as intelligent are purposely blinding themselves to the advantages that higher economic class and all the inherent opportunities provide.[/quote]

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