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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP at middle school has been an absolutely phenomenal experience for my kid. We truly felt like we were in a bubble. [/quote]

Again, that's why AAP in middle school should not exist. Because of parents like you and your segregated bubble.[/quote]

[b]What would you suggest? My 170 IQ kid (a Carson student) who went to Princeton would have found regular classes a complete waste of time. She was very sociable and got along with virtually everyone.  But she needed to be in at least a modestly challenging academic environment.[/b] Go to private school? I come from poverty and was a first generation college student. I was a scholarship D1 athlete who believed in mental toughness and resilience. I believe in public schools, and strain to avoid private schools. By the way I found the teachers at Carson to be excellent and put significant emphasis on character and conduct, driving home that being smart only counts for so much.

One of the economic factors that drives productivity is investing in the top ten percent, as much as it may bother you. I worked a summer in the 80’s at Duke’s Talent Identification Program, back when meritocracies were not discouraged. Yes the middle school kids in the program, shared with Hopkins, were in a bubble that summer, but they flourished. I did sports instruction for them, and received letters from parents that it was the first time they enjoyed PE without any bullying. In this vein your complaints about a bubble ring hollow. Put another way, is it the case your feelings are more important than outcomes? [/quote]

That's what Honors classes are for, PP. Obviously. How on earth did she manage in high school where Honors and AP classes are available to the general population (gasp!!)?[/quote]

She took 13 AP courses - 5's in all.   Highest PSAT score in the state (from TJ).  Not Asian - not pushed. No hovering.  No silly DCUM college choice discussions - she could go wherever she wanted without any pressure from me.   Just a great student.   Honors classes would have been a complete waste of time.  I come from a family with no education and poverty, but went to one of the best schools in the country. My kid needed challenge.  You simply don't understand unless you have a kid like this.  I am sure you were an athlete like I was, but the way out for me from poverty was being an environment where no limits applied.  When your own kids went to a Princeton or a like school from honors classes, did they find themselves well prepared? [/quote]

Any child who wants to take an AP class in high school can take them. Even children who aren't AAP can get into TJ.

I'm happy for you and your child that she was so successful, though![/quote]

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