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[quote=Anonymous]Does some of this animosity towards test preppers come from parents who would like their kids in AAP by know they would not be able to get their kids to do this sort of disciplined, time consuming test prep even if they wanted them to?  So the concern is other parents / kids getting an advantage they cannot duplicate.

I would like to have my kid qualify for AAP but know it would be pretty tough to systematically prep him.  Best I could probably do is use games that work similar skills and maybe get him through a handful of sample questions.

So yeah the parent who can get their kid to do many hours of systematic preparation or a test prep class will have an advantage. But that kid will also probably be well behaved in class and be successful in AAP by working diligently at his / her studies even if they have a few less IQ points.

Perhaps it can be claimed that it is not exactly what FCPS wants but really it falls on FCPS to handle the selection process - people will always try to get an advantage for something they view as important.  And whatever people say it is hard for me to see at home prep as cheating unless someone literally gets an advance copy of the exact test.

At each youth sport we have sampled so far - I see some parents who take it pretty seriously and their kids are already specializing and spending many hours on it.  They may be better at it even if my kid is a better natural or overall athlete.  Is that unfair or is that something of a life lesson?[/quote]

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