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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^ well I'm starting to see why some posters are so critical of the program. Obviously it's not for the really advanced anymore. [/quote]

Nice try, you sad troll. Test scores are just one or two data points, important and objective, but not the whole picture and were provided in direct response to thread's question w/o a lot of exclamations and excitement.

Parents who did post - thanks for meaningfully contributing to the forum.[/quote]

huh? FSIQ of 123 and GBRS 12 or 13 is gifted now? I'm not a troll, in fact have relentlessly defended the program against the couple of critics who keep arguing it has spiraled out of control, but when you see data like this you understand their argument.  [/quote]

BUT it's not a gifted program.  Its Advanced Academics, to respond to the last few posters, why not put your child in AAP if they can do the work??  Your problem should be with the system, not with the parents who know their children can do AAP and work within the system to get them into it.   It's not these parents' fault that the county did away with GT and decided to include more kids.  Sometimes I have to wonder why some parents DON'T try to get their kids in.[/quote]

Absolutely agree!  If your child is a higher-level thinker, can learn quickly and easily, why wouldn't you try to get him/her in AAP?  Why criticize the parents (and the kids) for trying to get the best education possible for their children?  AAP is NOT the GT program of our youth, where only a few kids were pulled out for extra instruction.  In fact, the AAP description on FCPS's web site does NOT use the word "gifted" once:

"The full-time AAP (level IV) center program for students in grades 3 through 8 offers identified students a highly challenging instructional program that follows the FCPS Program of Studies. Differentiation in the depth, breadth, and pace of instruction, along with a strong emphasis on higher level thinking skills is designed to meet the needs of advanced learners with a strong emphasis on higher level thinking skills. Adaptations are made to the curriculum in order to provide an appropriate level of challenge for advanced learners with a strong emphasis on critical and creative thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making.

The general education elementary school program offers instruction in the core curriculum as defined by FCPS Program of Studies (POS) and Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL)."[/quote]

Great commentary -  RTFM.....[/quote]

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