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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Whatever. I still believe children should be rewarded for academic excellence. However "easy" it may be or if "they worked their butts off." It sends a message that academic achievement is a high priority at all levels. I'm sorry you guys have a problem with that but yes, I congratulated my son for getting into AAP. He was not coached so don't start.  He got 150's and 140's on the subtests. He has attention issues and works hard to stay focused so yes, he works is butt off. I am proud to have a child that applies himself.[/quote]

But I don't think of AAP as being a reward for academic excellence. I see it as providing educational services for children whose needs are not met in the regular classroom, as helping children to learn to their best of their ability. The process is meant to identify children in need of special services and to provide the education that best suits their needs. [/quote]

I have a friend who is a special education teacher in Fairfax, and she says that Giftedness is something like a learning disability.  The kids just learn differently.  That is what my son's teacher told them the first day of class in third grade too.  They aren't smarter than General Ed, they just learn in a different way.  He has been in the program three years, and still will tell anyone that, if someone says he must be very smart.

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