Anonymous wrote:Brilliant and well-mannered is NOT boring, in my book. Good thing your kid is entertaining for you.

well said

Brilliant and well-mannered is NOT boring, in my book. Good thing your kid is entertaining for you.

Anonymous wrote:NNAT 99%tile. In-Pool letter dated 1/21 and received 1/24 via USPS. Still waiting on CogAT. In process of completing the parent packet. AAP is not for just 2E kids, as PP suggested. It is for Advanced Learners. DD has kids in AAP class who don't belong there. They are smart but very disruptive. There should be a special class for 2E kids with disruption issues, as it is not fair to DD and her type; brilliant and well-mannered.

I concur.

Anonymous wrote:NNAT 99%tile. In-Pool letter dated 1/21 and received 1/24 via USPS. Still waiting on CogAT. In process of completing the parent packet. AAP is not for just 2E kids, as PP suggested. It is for Advanced Learners. DD has kids in AAP class who don't belong there. They are smart but very disruptive. There should be a special class for 2E kids with disruption issues, as it is not fair to DD and her type; brilliant and well-mannered.

You mean, B-O-R-I-N-G? Yeah, keep them away from those brilliant, energetic kids and their type

Anonymous wrote:NNAT 99%tile. In-Pool letter dated 1/21 and received 1/24 via USPS. Still waiting on CogAT. In process of completing the parent packet. AAP is not for just 2E kids, as PP suggested. It is for Advanced Learners. DD has kids in AAP class who don't belong there. They are smart but very disruptive. There should be a special class for 2E kids with disruption issues, as it is not fair to DD and her type; brilliant and well-mannered.

Why don't we keep all the brilliant and well mannered children in a bubble for the rest of their lives so they never have to interact with all "those other" people.

NNAT 99%tile. In-Pool letter dated 1/21 and received 1/24 via USPS. Still waiting on CogAT. In process of completing the parent packet. AAP is not for just 2E kids, as PP suggested. It is for Advanced Learners. DD has kids in AAP class who don't belong there. They are smart but very disruptive. There should be a special class for 2E kids with disruption issues, as it is not fair to DD and her type; brilliant and well-mannered.

Last year, the cogat scores were received just days before the referral deadline.

I have files for my kids - I keep report cards, special awards, sports keepsakes - definitely not everything, just the important things. When we received the letter my oldest was in the pool, I kept the letter and scores - I am glad I did because it is helpful information now. I would highly recommend doing the same.

Has anyone else received scores or pool letters? What order will they come in?


I received in-pool letter in the mail last Friday but scores yet.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in AAP Center and there are several badly behaving kids in her class. They are very distracting to be honest with you. I was hoping by switching over to Center to have a more focused group with less distractions. Not necessarily...

The thing is, when you get into the highly and profoundly gifted crowd, there are many, many kids who are twice exceptional: on the edge of the spectrum, aspergers, ADHD and the like.

They are the kids who the program is meant to reach, and those kinds of students are not without challenges.

I think not all 2nd graders' parents realize this as a fact.

I think not all 2nd grade teachers realize this as a fact, either.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in AAP Center and there are several badly behaving kids in her class. They are very distracting to be honest with you. I was hoping by switching over to Center to have a more focused group with less distractions. Not necessarily...

The thing is, when you get into the highly and profoundly gifted crowd, there are many, many kids who are twice exceptional: on the edge of the spectrum, aspergers, ADHD and the like.

They are the kids who the program is meant to reach, and those kinds of students are not without challenges.

I think not all 2nd graders' parents realize this as a fact.

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Anonymous wrote:Typically, 60% of aap students are in pool, 40% parental referred. If you go to the classroom, you will not be able to tell which is which,

Ever wonder why there're still kids who seem to be unable to keep up with peers in an AAP class or even become nuisances to the class?

But it has nothing to do with test scores.

I think the test scores are not the point. It's either 1. AAP curriculum is not challenging enough for those kids who feel bored and become nuisances or 2. kids having troubles catching up with all requirements of fast paced AAP curriculum have no choice but to unfortunately stay and become nuisances to the class.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in AAP Center and there are several badly behaving kids in her class. They are very distracting to be honest with you. I was hoping by switching over to Center to have a more focused group with less distractions. Not necessarily...

I agree. My ds's center class is infinitely more noisy, quirky, and distracted than any class we encountered at the base school.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in AAP Center and there are several badly behaving kids in her class. They are very distracting to be honest with you. I was hoping by switching over to Center to have a more focused group with less distractions. Not necessarily...

The thing is, when you get into the highly and profoundly gifted crowd, there are many, many kids who are twice exceptional: on the edge of the spectrum, aspergers, ADHD and the like.

They are the kids who the program is meant to reach, and those kinds of students are not without challenges.

Anonymous wrote:My daughter is in AAP Center and there are several badly behaving kids in her class. They are very distracting to be honest with you. I was hoping by switching over to Center to have a more focused group with less distractions. Not necessarily...

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