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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What kid asks another kid if they are dumb? My kids learned from age 4 that if you have nothing nice to say, you don't say it. They don't always follow when they are mad, but they would know better by 2nd grade to never say anything like this without being provoked. Maybe Colvin Run needs so much character development because the parents aren't teaching good behavior.[/quote]

There is nothing unique about the AAP program at CRES. The only difference is that parents in the Langley pyramid react very negatively whenever they or their kids aren’t always labeled “the best.”[/quote]

Being in "the Langley pyramid" has zero to do with how a child reacts to being told s/he is "dumb" by [b]another child who is no smarter in any measurable way[/b].  You're right that there is nothing unique about CRES's AAP program.  There are snotty kids all over FCPS who feel the need to tell non-AAP kids they're "dumb."  I imagine your child is one of them.
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Except for APP eligible admission tests.[/quote]

Yeah, those couple of points either way really draw a firm dividing line between the groups!  One group must be "brilliant" and the other "dumb," simply by virtue of a couple of points.   :roll: [/quote]

In theory at least though, that isn't how FCPS is set up. Those kids typically get put in a level 3 program which often has advanced math if they are up for it and they get pullouts with the AART. Those kids actually get more money funneled to them because of the extra classes with the AART.[/quote]

Everyone is well aware that the "pull-out" programs are a joke.  It's just a label.  My kids got pull outs with the AART and it was such a waste of time; they were then expected to make up the class work that they had missed while receiving "enrichment."  Please.   :roll: [/quote]

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