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[quote]We've been told that the [b]AAP kids learn differently and are in a different place than their peers so are we favoring them or simply meeting their needs as those have been identified?[/b][/quote]

We are doing the right thing for "gifted" kids. We are favoring the kids in the AAP program who are not gifted. Thanks to pushy parents this is a larger percentage than you might expect. They benefit to the detriment of equally bright kids in General Ed.
 
 
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[b]If the kids are equally bright why do their parents let them suffer a detrimental situation rather than pushing to get them into AAP too[/b]?[/quote]

Right. [b]Every parent has an equal opportunity to push, nag, bully and threaten the AAP admissions staff[/b].  Seems to work from everything I have read.  [/quote]

Because this was not the way the program was meant to work.  I don't  think it's healthy for the kids, the schools or the communities.  Back when AAP was GT, my older son was in the program, but I would never have thought of pushing and nagging to get his very bright siblings into it, because I knew that they could get a great education at the local school.  With the exception of very obviously gifted kids, this should still be the case, particularly with all the super intelligent families here.  There is no need to cede a great school system to the crazies, many of whom need their children in a special program to feel important.  Rather than slicing and dicing our communities to create ever more centers for supposedly smarter kids -- many of whom are not -- we should direct our attention to making the schools challenging for all kids.  And keep kids in their neighborhood wherever possible.    If people continue to adopt the attitude that if they need to get their kid into AAP at all costs because their local schools aren't good enough, we are going to ruin this school system.  [/quote

The last  paragraph above needs to be sent to Garza...heck this whole post does.  [b]She needs to see the divide[/b], the opions of the students parents from the haves and have nots!  She needs to get this program fixed!  I absolutly agree that if it does not have some drastic changes this high potential school system wil be ruined![/quote]

there's not that much of a divide. A few disgruntled people such as yourself who keep making the same point over and over and over again. AAP is the feeder for TJ - they are the crown jewel in the FCPS system. People come from all over the country and abroad ( :lol: ) to get in.[/quote]

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