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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]13:49  The responses were to reply to 13:02.  I think people are tired of hearing that AAP costs too much when it really doesn't cost any more than if the kids were at their base schools. Costs really should not be a reason to dislike the program.[/quote]

Perhaps a reason to dislike the program is one that has been mentioned many times -- AAP is so overblown with average kids who either test well or were prepped for the test.  These are not gifted kids who "can't learn" in a regular, Gen. Ed. environment.  To pretend that they are is doing everyone a disservice.  These kids grow up entitled, thinking they are somehow smarter or more gifted (such an overused word) than the other kids.  And the GE kids wind up thinking that they are somehow less than or inferior, when in fact, most of them tested almost as well as those in AAP.

The bar for AAP needs to be raised to perhaps a 140 (or higher) cutoff, allowing those kids who are really and truly gifted to be taught in special classes.  All the other kids need to be in Gen. Ed. -- high achievers, low achievers, and the many in the middle who are most often overlooked.  It's ridiculous how many average, run-of-the-mill kids are admitted to AAP.  Standards need to be much higher.[/quote]

Nailed it, thanks.[/quote]

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