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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]AAP eligibility is not an accomplishment. It is not something worthy of a congratulations or a pat on the back. It is more worthy of a "that's great. I'm sure your kid will do well there."

Kids who are truly "gifted" didn't accquire the ability through hard work. They were just born wired that way. It makes no more sense to congratulate someone on having a gifted kid than it does to congratulate them for having blonde hair.

If people would stop looking at AAP eligibility like TJ admissions or college admissions, all the madness might end. [/quote]

Sorry, you're wrong. Many AAP eligible kids have worked their butts of in school and have the grades to back it up. I would agree with you if admissions were solely based on a WISC score like some school districts. Then it truly is out of everyone's hands, including the child. But Fairfax goes as much on achievement as ability therefore I have to disagree with you, these students deserve congratulations.[/quote]

What 2nd graders have "worked their butts off?"
My AAP eligible kid does about 5 minutes of homework (a math worksheet and a spelling assignment) each night and has the rest of his time free to ride his bike, dig in the dirt, play with his friends, etc. 
Report cards are included in the file, but you can see from the admission results that grades have nothing to do with eligibility/ineligibility. Perhaps the committee is looking more at the work habits/behavior section of the report card. [/quote]

They worked their butts off because they are not exactly AAP material, yet their parents are trying to turn them into it.  I have a friend doing that with her kid.  Poor kid is pushed to the limit.  All the while, mom is running around telling anyone and everyone how the school can't meet her kid's needs.  Clearly, the mom is paving the way for future AAP by teaching her kid everything at home so her kid looks gifted, then putting the bug in the teacher's ear that school's too easy.  I know the child's scores do not meet the AAP benchmark because the parent mentioned it in passing once.  So if that kid gets into AAP, he'll earn it, but at what price?

I assume if your child is truly gifted, they are probably not working their butt off in first and second grade.[/quote]

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