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I have a truly gifted couple of nieces: reading at 3, doing 5th grade math in kindergarten, perfect scores... etc. The parents are in Spotsylvania County and the kids HATE school. When I ask why, they girls mention it's a waste of time, they don't learn anything, the teachers mostly just put them in a corner with books and teach the other kids, while they just... learn on their own.
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My DS is just like your nieces, and he hates school, views it as a waste of time, doesn't learn anything, and is stuck independently reading or doing Dreambox.  This is all in AAP.  Not all AAP centers, schools, and teachers in FCPS are created equally.  My kid's experience is that the teachers are focusing entirely on the 120-ish kids and doing nothing at all to challenge the kids at the top.  AAP math and AAP language arts are still only teaching at 1 year above grade level, which is inadequate for the kids who are more than 2 years above grade level.  [/quote]

Not sure what more you expect from a school. We send our dd yo a private school. She could read college material in first grade and finished Algebra in 5th. The teachers at her private school are still more focused on the “120-ish kids”. Even paying for a private school doesn’t get you constant 1:1 instruction. However our dd isn’t bored at school and loves going. [/quote]

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