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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ Sounds good but at the wealthier schools with parents who have more time, parents will constantly be nagging teachers about getting their kids into the top groups.

The Local level 4 model allows principal placements whereas the center only has students selected by a central committee. [/quote]
But even if your child is placed in a local level 4 they are not considered level 4, they are probably level 3. Lots of parents of level 3 kids will then apply for level 4 esp. before middle schools so they continue to get AAP services. Both of my kids are Level 4 AAP.  I stayed with our local school but a lot of the parents prefer the center model.  The youngest of my kids was a level 3 who was principal placed in the AAP class in 3rd grade. I wasn't even thinking about referring her to level 4 because I figured she would stay in the principal placed class and then take Honors classes in MS. But the teacher and AART reached out and said hey we are referring your kid to level 4. I doubt it would have happened in a center school. And that is a shame because a kid shouldn't be selected into a program in 2nd grade that will go until 8th grade without reassessing kids' needs. There needs to be more flexibility to get in later years. 
BTW-I had a parent (who happens to be a FCPS HS teacher) tell me that intelligent students could not possibly thrive at our local school.  :roll:  My kids have thrived/thrived-the kids in their class care about learning and are smart but they aren't fretting (for the most part) about colleges and TJ yet.  My oldest is in MS (center)-is thriving academically in AAP classes. Some of her ES classmates who were principal placed are in Honors. And it's freaking fine. But yes-So even within AAP-you have parents who still create tiers/divisions to make themselves feel superior. And it doesn't stop until college. [/quote]

No, there is college and then there is honors college with the distinction on the diploma.[/quote]

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