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Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

some gen ed kids will do great things in the world too, but probably it is more expected of the AAP kids.

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Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

You do know that is a post by a regular troll on the AAP forum, and not an actual AAP parent?

you're wrong there. And what is trollish about that statement?

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Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

You do know that is a post by a regular troll on the AAP forum, and not an actual AAP parent?

Sounds like a typical AAP parent to me, not a troll. And statements that begin, "You do know that..." are extremely condescending and annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

You do know that is a post by a regular troll on the AAP forum, and not an actual AAP parent?

How would I possibly know that?

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Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

You do know that is a post by a regular troll on the AAP forum, and not an actual AAP parent?

Anonymous wrote:This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

What an idiotic statement. And kids who are not in AAP won't "go out and do great things in the world"? Please, stop taking yourself, your child, and AAP so very seriously. AAP doesn't mean a thing in the whole scheme of things and it's sad that you think it does.

Totally serious, of course. What kind of "problems" and how many data points are we talking about here?

They are college graduates with depression, anxiety, etc.

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At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged

Are you serious? My child's friends who went to GT center have more problems than most.

Totally serious, of course. What kind of "problems" and how many data points are we talking about here?

At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged

Are you serious? My child's friends who went to GT center have more problems than most.

This business though of trying to close the achievement gap is a futile effort. There is not enough money in the world to do that and even if property tax rates tripled they still wouldn't close the achievement gap. At least the AAP kids will by and large go out and do great things in the world - maybe even be teachers to help the disadvantaged.

Not "unfairly" anti-Texas. See reasons at 9:24.

definition of "bigot" from Merriam-Webster:

big·ot
noun \?bi-g?t\

: a person who strongly and unfairly dislikes other people, ideas, etc.

The comment was not anti-Hispanic. It was anti-Texas.

That is still arrogant and bigoted.

Anonymous wrote:The comment was not anti-Hispanic. It was anti-Texas.

+1

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Anonymous wrote:I think Colin Powell has a strong level IV program, but it could grow even stronger if so many kids wouldn't leave for GBW. There would be enough kids for two full classes instead of just one.

agree. Same thing for most of the feeder schools of GBW. GBW name comes because of kids from feeder schools.

+1 They could start slowly. First letting the two elementary schools that feed the largest population of children into GBW strengthen their own program by keeping their children there. This would alleviate overcrowding at GBW while other level VI programs grow.

I kept my son in CP. It was a no-brainer. Smaller class sizes, strong AAP teachers, and having my son in the same school as his neighborhood friends, priceless. It is beyond me why some parents whose children go to CP flock to GBW.

The GBW to Rocky Run to TJ track is well known.

My child will go to Rocky Run also, and so will most level IV that stay at their home school. It is the same track.

The path is not the same when more GBW students end up at TJ.

But of course, there is only one AAP classroom currently in CP and how many in GBW, 5 or so? And the ones at GBW have about 30 kids and the classrooms in CP have 20-28 students. There is a reason more kids that went to GBW will end up in TJ, because there are a LOT more students.