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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“Not gifted but wants to learn” describes over half of the kids in AAP as well as a decent chunk of gen ed kids who didn’t get in, but are indistinguishable from those who did.  There’s a huge overlap between the bottom half of AAP and the top gen ed kids, and the selection process is imperfect, especially for kids who are borderline.

My gen ed kid qualified for AAP, stayed at the base for Level III & advanced math, and is still learning every day.  I don’t see that big of a difference between what my gen ed kid has learned and what my AAP center kid has learned.  [/quote]

Agree 100% about the huge overlap.

Unfortunately in FCPS the base schools vary greatly in what is offered kids who are bright and who want to learn. My oldest barely got in to our center on
appeal and had a low WISC but has had no problems academically in the center class.
My younger child did not get in and stayed in 3rd at our neighborhood school (which is around 40% FARMs). Only a handful of kids make it into the center each year-maybe 5 or so. Well 3rd grade was a wasted year. In his class so few kids were reading on grade level that the top reading group was DRA 22-40 readers and they read the lowest level books, and there was no advanced math at all. There didn’t appear to be any extensions or enrichment beyond the basics. So for 4th I did everything possible to get him into the center school, and I have zero regrets. [/quote]

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