Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.
Why do you think this? I mean, assuming the high SES kid wasn't heavily prepped, etc.
Right? Our family is likely considered high SES compared to the average in Fairfax, and I wouldn't even know where to begin with test prep. We simply have no time for that with 3 kids and 2 jobs. To those saying it's outrageous to suggest kids at McLean schools with high test scores and abilities are at a disadvantage by not having access to AAP, I guess until you experience it firsthand, you won't believe it. But it's truly unfair for loads of kids to come to your neighborhood school, to get the most highly qualified teachers in the grade, to have a cohort of motivated, engaged peers with a challenging curriculum, and to see that your kid with at least as high scores and capability as those kids (and probably higher than some), is stuck is a class with kids ranging from the high 90s percentile all the way down to zero, those learning how to speak English, those with learning disabilities and emotional disregulation, and so on. And your child accessing a challenging curriculum is at the complete mercy of the individual teacher and school. Some years they might have a teacher that has the ability and bandwidth to differentiate, or an AART who is committed to regular pullouts for those kids, and other years none of that may happen.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
That's great that you, as an adult, are in 6th grade, are enrolled in Mathnasium, and are working ahead of 6th grade AAP.
It's a little weird that you are giving advice to another adult about how they can get ahead if they didn't get into AAP.
Your CHILD is in 6th grade. "We" are not.
Your CHILD is enrolled at Mathnasium. "We" are not.
The other poster's CHILD did not get into AAP. The parent is not eligible.
It would be helpful to learn appropriate pronouns and/or to cut the cord before your child goes to secondary school. All of the "we" statements
are alarming.
Anonymous wrote:Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.
Why do you think this? I mean, assuming the high SES kid wasn't heavily prepped, etc.
Anonymous wrote:Let's be real. A poor kid from a disadvantaged area that scores in the 92nd percentile probably has more potential and ability than a high SES kid that scores in the 97th percentile. This is one area where the FCPS model makes a lot of sense. And I say that as a rich mom with privileged kids.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
That's great that you, as an adult, are in 6th grade, are enrolled in Mathnasium, and are working ahead of 6th grade AAP.
It's a little weird that you are giving advice to another adult about how they can get ahead if they didn't get into AAP.
Your CHILD is in 6th grade. "We" are not.
Your CHILD is enrolled at Mathnasium. "We" are not.
The other poster's CHILD did not get into AAP. The parent is not eligible.
It would be helpful to learn appropriate pronouns and/or to cut the cord before your child goes to secondary school. All of the "we" statements are alarming.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
That's great that you, as an adult, are in 6th grade, are enrolled in Mathnasium, and are working ahead of 6th grade AAP.
It's a little weird that you are giving advice to another adult about how they can get ahead if they didn't get into AAP.
Your CHILD is in 6th grade. "We" are not.
Your CHILD is enrolled at Mathnasium. "We" are not.
The other poster's CHILD did not get into AAP. The parent is not eligible.
It would be helpful to learn appropriate pronouns and/or to cut the cord before your child goes to secondary school. All of the "we" statements are alarming.
Get over yourself and go to another forum if you are not actually interested in contributing to the discussion aside from trolling.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
That's great that you, as an adult, are in 6th grade, are enrolled in Mathnasium, and are working ahead of 6th grade AAP.
It's a little weird that you are giving advice to another adult about how they can get ahead if they didn't get into AAP.
Your CHILD is in 6th grade. "We" are not.
Your CHILD is enrolled at Mathnasium. "We" are not.
The other poster's CHILD did not get into AAP. The parent is not eligible.
It would be helpful to learn appropriate pronouns and/or to cut the cord before your child goes to secondary school. All of the "we" statements are alarming.
Get over yourself and go to another forum if you are not actually interested in contributing to the discussion aside from trolling.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
That's great that you, as an adult, are in 6th grade, are enrolled in Mathnasium, and are working ahead of 6th grade AAP.
It's a little weird that you are giving advice to another adult about how they can get ahead if they didn't get into AAP.
Your CHILD is in 6th grade. "We" are not.
Your CHILD is enrolled at Mathnasium. "We" are not.
The other poster's CHILD did not get into AAP. The parent is not eligible.
It would be helpful to learn appropriate pronouns and/or to cut the cord before your child goes to secondary school. All of the "we" statements are alarming.
Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:One school at a time is what I have read here. Also their attempt to make sure they are comparing students of the same building giving the top students of each school a chance to be in the program. Committee members look at students that are not from their school as to remove bias.
So my child is at a disadvantage being at an elementary school in McLean. I would assume half or more of the school parent referred and all these kids tested well.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.
Yup. Support at home and enrichment
Anonymous wrote:We're at a competitive center school and lots of kids did not get in. We're in 6th now. We enrolled in Mathnasium and are ahead of the 6th grade AAP kids now.
If you did not get into full time AAP, the only thing you are getting behind on is Math, so sign up for additional math enrichment and your kid will be with or ahead of the AAP kids.