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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]But, that would amount to changing the rules in the middle of the game.[/quote]

Gee, that never happens (as we see our national insurance model turned upside down; as my DH faces a layoff due to a merger; as my health-nut aunt is diagnosed with breast cancer; etc. etc.).

There are no guarantees in life.[/quote]

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AAP is an extra, not a guarantee.  This is public school, after all.  There are other children to think about as well.[/quote]

I don't think AAP is viewed as an extra in Fairfax County schools. [b] I think it is viewed as similar to special ed so it's a little harder to get rid of.[/quote][/b]

But that's just the thing.  It's[b] NOT [/b]special ed because it was CHANGED (see above, "rules changed in middle of game" reference) to allow kids who would never qualify for a special education for their giftedness in a MILLION YEARS to get in!    [b]Let's be honest: People who got their smart, but not in any way, shape or form intellectually-gifted children into the currently bloated AAP are the ones who don't want the rules to change[/b].

It's not equitable.  It's not fair to equally bright kids in GE and it's not how you run a public education system.  It's also potentially discriminatory since not all super-bright FCPS students have an equal chance in the admissions process.[/quote]

Exactly right.  And it's those parents who are most afraid of "the rules changing" because they know their child wouldn't qualify if standards went back to the much tougher ones of a few years back.  Or perhaps they're afraid a younger sibling won't get in.  Either way, something needs to change.  The AAP explosion of the last couple of years needs to be reined in.[/quote]

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