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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If so many of you believe that AAP kids shouldn't be separated out, I assume you will be fine with my uncoordinated child being on your travel soccer team.  K, thanks.[/quote]

[b]I think the real issue is that many people believe AAP should be for only the highly gifted; yes, separate those kids out!  If they need a different classroom atmosphere because they learn so very differently, by all means, give it to them.[/b]  However, do we really think the majority of AAP kids fall into that category and need to be separated out because they just can't learn properly in a Gen Ed setting?  Absolutely not.[/quote]

I have one of these "highly gifted" kids and we prefer a larger group of about 2 classes to having just a tiny class of a dozen or so kids.

The way AAP is structured now normalizes the educational experience for kids like mine, gives them normal socialization, interaction with a broader spectrum of kids, and a class pace that helps to engage instead of frustrate them.  The way the program is currently structured, while not ideal, works very well for the highly gifted.

Really, unless you have one of those "highly gifted kids", please don't argue that a tiny, uber-selective, self contained class of just a handful of highly and profoundly gifted kids is the right way to design a gifted program.  It is not.[/quote]

AAP is not a gifted program.  If I did have a "highly gifted" child, I would look for other options that would challenge them far more than AAP.[/quote]

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