Anonymous
05/18/2026 12:19
Subject: AAP and tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:AAP 6th grader family. Had to start Mathnasium in December because DD started to fall behind in class.
My DD feels better about her math competency and she feels like she did very well on the SOL and got to the Geometry portion of it.
But then, I showed her all the wise comments here on DCU Mom and now she feels like we failed her as a family by getting math support for her.
Whichever posters said AAP kid should not need tutors or outside enrichment were so right. And now that I think about it, AAP should not require any additional support at all, in any subject ever! So happy being in the program immediately absolves us parents from any further responsibility whatsoever of helping our kids outside of school anymore! -What a fresh take!
Clearly, some people think the one-size-fits-all approach to education applies to AAP. 🙄
Ok, I have a kid who never got advanced math, had to skip 7th grade math (ie will never formally be taught the math your kid is struggling through)to choose honors in middle school and is getting 100% on almost everything in honors. No tutoring, no outside academics. Kid finishes all work at school, never see them doing homework. Had to deal with years of bullying, full time students always telling them they aren't that smart, asking what's wrong with them they aren't in aap. Still thinks it's easy and could do more. Tell me why your child needed the advanced curriculum more than mine. Because that is the system we are in. I absolutely know that my child feels like they were failed by this system!
No one can answer that. We got in from a Title 1 school, which I think was easier to get in from. Just know that in HS, none of that will matter and you can pick your own classes. When a kid is competent at something and is self motivated/ self directed, they will succeed despite many unfair circumstances in life! And besides, the real value in public school is in dealing with circumstances that will better prepare them for the real world like practically all kids feel like they are being bullied by someone and being unfairly subjected to some kind of rule they don't agree with.
Anonymous
05/18/2026 10:33
Subject: AAP and tutors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:PP how did you know what the AAP kid’s test score was?
In pool status, which at the time was a CogAT of 132 or higher. Also, one of the moms was pretty vocal about how her kid "just isn't a good test taker" and only got a 122 or whatever CogAT, but the committee "recognized that the kid was really special and still gifted." It was a lot of the typical Fairfax parent cognitive dissonance.
The system is flawed. My friend DC got a 140 (99th percentile) on NGAT and did not get into AAP with zero preparation or tutoring.
Anonymous
05/16/2026 17:10
Subject: AAP and tutors
Anonymous wrote:PP how did you know what the AAP kid’s test score was?
In pool status, which at the time was a CogAT of 132 or higher. Also, one of the moms was pretty vocal about how her kid "just isn't a good test taker" and only got a 122 or whatever CogAT, but the committee "recognized that the kid was really special and still gifted." It was a lot of the typical Fairfax parent cognitive dissonance.