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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Second graders are too young to know anything about "waiting for the right environment."
AAP is not about "trying your best" or "working hard for a good result."[b] AAP is not a prize given for a good effort.[/b] It is simply about providing  suitable classroom teaching for elementary school children. For the kid who needs it, it can make all the difference in the world. [/quote]

Teacher here:  the problem is that most kids don't "need" it.  No one other than parents think they "need" it.  Yes, they may qualify, but they don't need it.
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I agree with you and that is the case under the current system. But there are kids out there who truly need what AAP is meant to be, and those are the kids who will lose out when AAP is discontinued because the identification system is seen as becoming unreliable. And that is regrettable.[/quote]

[quote=Anonymous]I don't think the current AAP program is set up for those who "need" it. It just seems like a program for kids who can do well working at a faster pace. I don't see anything wrong with that, but I think there is misperception, especially on this board, that there is some special way of teaching in AAP that works better for kids who "need" it. It's basically a classroom working at a faster pace. So basically any child who has done really well academically in k-2 would be able to do fine in the current program. It is not a "gifted" program. It is more like an elementary school program with all honors classes.[/quote]

You are right about the current perception, which is at least in part due to the sense that the current identification procedures are not entirely reliable. I can tell you that that about 10 years ago parents were being told that GT(as it was called at that time) was for "[b]students whose needs cannot be met in the regular classroom.[/b]" And, at least at that time, that is the function the program was serving, at least in the area of Fairfax County that I saw at that time. It was truly a worthwhile program that served the needs of kids who could have fallen through the cracks in a regular classroom. There are still kids out there who need what this program can offer.

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