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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Wow. When parents start asking why the truly brilliant kids aren't moved out of AAP and up a grade (into General Ed, no less) , [b]you KNOW AAP has lost its way[/b].  Talk about misguided entitlement.  Your 125 kid (is that even a thing? creepy) is slightly above average for around here, i.e., nothing special.  He/she is what Gen. Ed was created for.  [/quote]
No need to feign astonishment.  [b]The idea of AAP "losing its way" and not serving "truly brilliant kids" is one of the most common themes rehashed ad nauseam on this board.  Has been for years and nothing ever comes of it.  Suggestions to skip a grade or seek special ed. status are just part of the liturgy.   [/b]
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+1  There are those that go around truly believing their kid(s) "really" belong but others don't.

--AAP is slipping now - nearly anyone who causes a stink can get in

--Sounds like Gen Ed. is perfect for your child

--My child really NEEDS the program (insinuating others do not).

--My child spent the last few years in school bored to tears and the teacher thought it was great when she could help others read.

--My child's behaviour and grades were mediocre until AAP because the teacher didn't understand giftedness.  Of course she was acting out when she was asked to do math 3 years beneath her level

--My child now THRIVES in school.

--Honestly, your child is not what AAP is intended for.

--Signed a parent whose kid is in AAP[/quote]

Part of the reason the theme is repeated "ad nauseam is because it's true.  It is SO bizarre that people like you don't seem to get that and would rather put down a poster for suggesting that things get reined in.  All this list you've included is is more noise meant to distract folks from the main point.

And who says nothing will ever come of it.   I think the fact that AAP is one of the programs on the chopping block speaks volumes about what people think about it.  The majority of teachers who used the budget tool and might be expected to know a little about education, were for cutting it.

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