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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is there no bright future for kids who don’t get through Level 4 but always performs above grade level, intelligent and motivated? This whole AAP IV seems to have such massive impact on parents and kids. Is level IV so important because at the end of the day that will be the road to TJ and then an IVY League? What does last 10 years statistics show? 
In addition based on the discussions it sounds that the system is not efficient enough to absorb the best candidates majority of the time. This kind of selection should be more on school level and not having to have kids separate out into different school or classroom. Also isn’t grade 2 too early to decide the merit level and continuation till middle school? Atleast this should be re-assessed every 2 years or so. 
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Plenty of kids who were not in AAP do very well in HS and go on to excellent schools. There are very few parents who think AAP is the end all and be all. The people on this board are not representative of the County as a whole.

Parents can apply for AAP every year from 2nd grade to 7th grade, it is not a one and done program.

It is not meant to be a gifted program but to give kids who are doing well in school and are ahead or advanced a place to learn that matches their current abilities and pace. There are kids who take longer to learn to read or develop foundational math skills but once they get that foundation they do great in school. But it is not fair to the kids who did catch on to reading or math fundamentals to have to sit in class not learning anything while other kids are developing those skills. AAP is meant for kids who are ahead at a younger age so that they can learn at a pace that meets their needs. By the time kids are in High School, they can choose tracks that fit their interests and abilities so the need for a specific class is gone and AAP ends. [/quote]

AAP is for not-wealthy-enough-for-private-school parents to sequester their kids from the undesirables.  After their non-diverse (wealth, demographics, behavior) AAP cohort, they’ll go to non-diverse TJ and the a non-diverse Ivy.  Then they’ll work in their specialty field up until the point where they actually have to deal with other kinds of people.  And fail.

Eliminate AAP/TJ.[/quote]

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