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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, the ones who think prepping is cheating are the same ones who think their kids are genius. If their kids could not get in, it's because other lesser kids' prepping/cheating. If their kids got in, it's proven that the kids are genius due to non-prepping.
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Nah, I know my kids score (135 on both the NNAT and CoGAT). He is smart but not a genius. And there is nothing wrong with that. He was accepted into AAP in the first round but we stayed at the base school because we thought it was a better fit for him. He loves his math enrichment class and finishes in the 95-99th percentile in the math competitions he participates in. He loves Advanced Math and LIII pull outs.

Maybe if more parents were more comfortable with the idea that their kids would be fine in school regardless of AAP or not then kids could score their natural 135 instead of their prepped 145. [/quote]

I agree with you, in theory, but unfortunately, given the way FCPS is right now, many bright high-performing kids (who are *not* gifted) are actually NOT fine in school.  In many cases, classrooms have a lot of kids struggling to comprehend the basics, and since things are taught to the lowest level and one teacher has to deal with 27-28 kids they aren't really able to differentiate instruction.  So the kid is bored, perhaps also stuck in a classroom with kids who don't value education, perhaps even gets made fun of... the whole situation sucks.  This is why so many families want their kids in AAP- it's not because they truly think they *need* AAP services, but because they want them in a classroom that is taught at a faster pace, among peers who also respect the classroom and teacher. [/quote]

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