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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm under no delusions my child is "gifted".  We worked hard on a parent packet to get him into AAP partially because AAP classrooms have less distractions, move faster, and cover a larger depth of materials.  More importantly, as poor and elitist as it sounds, the peer groups tend to be better.

He's not falling behind, but he's not the smartest kid at his table either.  I'm fully aware there are just as qualified kids as him in General Ed that could be swapped out with no difference.

All that to say, OP, stay away from your silly ideas that I'd have to re-qualify every year!  It was stressful enough the first time, and kid (and parents) don't need the added hardship year to year! Also imagine the social implications of being relegated... Ouch![/quote]

This is such a terrible argument! If you admit that any other kid could swap in with yours, and that the environment is better, why would you think you can lay claim to a spot? [/quote]

I didn't say it was fair.  I asked that you stay away from all these "silly" ideas!  I selfishly don't want to have to go through that process again and get lucky each and every year. If my child was kicked out, I'd be raising up a storm of litigation.   [/quote]

If you could afford litigation, you could afford private [/quote]

I'm both cheap, and vindictive, and don't want my child to be elitist at private schools (I recognize this is a gross assumption), even though I'm practicing those behaviors in certain instances.  [/quote]

And most importantly, you probably don’t know how to cheat (sorry, prep and create work samples) your kid’s way into an elite private school…[/quote]
It’s easier to cheat their way into AAP because the program is looking at test scores and not the whole child.  Most of you parents who work FCPS into taking your child into AAP could never get your kid into The Langley School, The Potomac School, Saint Albans, Sidwell School, Georgetown Day School, or any similar privates.  And if they did get accepted, you’d have to pay around >50g per year.  Certainly no special treatment because they have high test scores.  [/quote]

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