Anonymous
05/04/2012 12:31
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
Orientation is May 7, My daughter found out from one of her smart friends. Talk is brewing. What will the weekend look like? I hate this process.
Anonymous
05/02/2012 15:04
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
Anonymous wrote:A bit late to this thread. Went to the spring hill orientation yesterday -- children were invited. We thought the children would be with other children already in the program, but that is not what happenned.
But children and parents were together listening to the presentation. It was geared toward adults and my DS, who listened to very word, really lost it. He was so anxious after listening to how much work they would have to do and how hard it would be.
Anyway -- we are now seriously considering "fit" for the program given our child's anxiety issues. (Not the first time this has come up for him.) Just wanted to alert other parents on the off chance they too have a child who might be scared by the rhetoric. There was little to nothing about it being fun -- about deeper learning, etc.
Your child will probably be ok. Maybe they just want to say you need to work hard, which your child probably does anyway. I am sorry it was not fun.
Anonymous
05/02/2012 14:58
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
A bit late to this thread. Went to the spring hill orientation yesterday -- children were invited. We thought the children would be with other children already in the program, but that is not what happenned.
But children and parents were together listening to the presentation. It was geared toward adults and my DS, who listened to very word, really lost it. He was so anxious after listening to how much work they would have to do and how hard it would be.
Anyway -- we are now seriously considering "fit" for the program given our child's anxiety issues. (Not the first time this has come up for him.) Just wanted to alert other parents on the off chance they too have a child who might be scared by the rhetoric. There was little to nothing about it being fun -- about deeper learning, etc.
But children and parents were together listening to the presentation. It was geared toward adults and my DS, who listened to very word, really lost it. He was so anxious after listening to how much work they would have to do and how hard it would be.
Anyway -- we are now seriously considering "fit" for the program given our child's anxiety issues. (Not the first time this has come up for him.) Just wanted to alert other parents on the off chance they too have a child who might be scared by the rhetoric. There was little to nothing about it being fun -- about deeper learning, etc.
Anonymous
05/02/2012 14:03
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
I have not experienced any of this from my son's school. I never even told ds he was going into a different class, he had no idea there was any AAP application process, etc. He certainly knows now, but, we also discussed how it is highly inappropriate to "brag" about being in AAP. I used an analogy about how he would feel if a classmate made fun of him for not being as good a baseball player as they are. If this is happening, it is 100% the parents.
Anonymous
05/02/2012 12:09
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
No, these are parents reacting to their children and their disturbance over the issue. Process started by FCPS, not parents.
Anonymous
05/02/2012 10:38
Subject: are kids invited to the AAP orientation or just parents?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I think they should invite them and leave the rest of the kids in school to suffer...after all, your kids can think like adults and should make the decision of whether to go to this school or not. It only makes sense. They have the mental giftedness to decide anything. Go ahead, flaunt it! You deserve it.
"Flaunt it?" Really?!
So much for grace accompanying accomplishment.
They did not accomplish anything. They did very well on a test. Nothing more. Probably born with these abilities. Give me a break. They didn't accomplish anything, their parents did! Excellent job and well done. But don't forget, these are kids being kids...they will brag and be nasty. What about poor little Johnny who should be in, but is not.....should they make him feel stupid. Because this is what is happening.
So you agree as well that there is nothing to "flaunt."
Doubtful kids would be bragging and being nasty if parents weren't placing undue pressure and import on AAP. Based on statements like the one I quoted, the divisions don't seem to be coming exclusively from FCPS.