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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So my DS came home today and said that he had the distinct pleasure (not) of sitting behind two AAP 3rd grade girls who were crowing about the fact that they were in the "smart" classes at their center school.  Apparently they were arguing with another girl, saying they were smarter than her because she is not in AAP.

Because my son is a 6th grader at this school (Gen Ed), he has heard these kinds of remarks countless times and knows just to roll his eyes at the ridiculous kids who blather on like this.  But he's a patrol and he felt bad for the girl they were arguing with, so he stuck up for her and told the other two to pipe down, and that they were wrong.

Parents of AAP kids:  please stop telling your kids they are "smarter" than the others.  They will parrot this BS back, even if you think they won't, making them even more insufferable than usual.

School counselors:  if you happen to be reading this, please sit down with the AAP classes at your school and make sure these kids know that they aren't any better, smarter, or more special than the Gen Ed kids.  Please ask the administration to stop treating them as such.

FCPS:  please do away with centers and drastically cut back AAP admittance, or else open it up to all.  You are doing our communities a disservice by dividing up kids in this way.

I'm posting this on both the AAP and VA School forums because it's an issue that affects all kids in this area.  Unfortunately.[/quote]
While I understand your feeling and agree that the AAP kids should learn to be respectful, you're being ridiculous by claiming those kids aren't smarter than gen ed kids, at least in a statistical sense.
Some may claim that AAP kids are not that smart since given the sheer volume of AAP admission. However, if your kids couldn't even get into this allegedly highly inflated program, there is a big chance that they're not bright at all.[/quote]

This is why some AAP kids behave the way they do.  I know kids in Gen Ed who are just as smart or smarter than some AAP kids.  Case in point, DC and two other kids in his class were the highest performers in his second grade class--highest math group and reading group throughout the year.  DC got into AAP, they didn't.  [b]There is no way those kids are "not bright at all."[/b]  There are three of DC's AAP friends/classmates who get tutoring to help them keep up.   When your kids get to high school and you see Gen Ed kids who are doing as well or better than your kid, you'll get how ridiculous your statement is.  Until then, it's unfortunate that you might instill this way of thinking in your kid.  [/quote]

Yes, it is very possible that these kids are not bright at all even if they aced gen ed math class. Being smart is about aptitude of understanding/learning stuffs that are beyond most people (similar age)'s reach. Gen ed classes don't fall into that category.
Again, not all AAP kids are smart. But it's highly unlikely your kids are smart if they can't even get in the AAP program.

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It seems that many non-AAP parents confused "smart" with "not dumb". If their kids are not dumb, they claim they're smart. They don't know (or pretend not to know) there is still something in between.[/quote]

You and the PP have written two of the most venomous posts yet on this thread.  Truly disgusting.  [/quote]

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