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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is why APS is really the best school system in the area.   If I were you, I would look at moving to Arlington.[/quote]

Now that we know what goes on in FCPS we wish we had moved to Arlington.  They do not have this AAP nightmare and are able to invest the resources across the entire grade level.  If we had the choice again we would have moved to Arlington.[/quote]

People who grew up in FCPS take issue with that, but it is the truth.[/quote]

Lets be clear though that Arlington identifies gifted students in kindergarten and they have kids switch classes for "AAP" type instruction. In addition, Arlington has a slew of magnet schools. So in some ways regarding advanced children Arlington is very similar to Fairfax.[/quote]

This is the way it should be.  Less of a chance of being coached/tutored "into" AAP.  IME, if you need such coaching/tutoring, you don't belong in AAP, and it does the child no favors, but Tiger moms won't hear of it. [/quote]

These kids are coached and tutored because that is a part of their culture, not necessarily because the "need" it.  Also, the tutored/coached kids seem to do just fine in AAP.  I don't have a problem with tiger moms, they are doing what they think is best for their kids.  If that means they get into AAP, so be it.  If you choose not to tutor/coach because you don't think it's important, then you need to accept that that might mean your kids may not be with an academically advanced peer group.  Each person makes their own decisions.  Non-tiger moms won't hear of that.

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Not necessarily.  [/quote]

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