AAP is not gifted. There may be some gifted children in the program. It is nothing but tracking. All the discussion about having teachers with GT certification is moot.
FCPS changed the rules in order to change the demographics. It didn't work.

I said his ability to easily learn is innate (inherited). It is what one may call aptitude. Couple that with natural curiosity and you have a gifted child. Not a genius, but clearly gifted. If one has to prep their children to get admission into an advanced academic program, then perhaps their DC is not so gifted. But this is an argument that has been ongoing without resolution.

For most of us, it isn't a choice because of how expensive this area is, so we totally don't get the argument.

Good grief! Haven't women come far enough that they can CHOOSE whether to be SAHM or working mom? For some, it is a choice. For some, there is not a choice. Personally, I worked a long time and happily quit when my children were born. That is what I wanted to do. I did not resent working moms --except for the ones that thought I should ferry their kids all the time or watch them because they worked.

As far as IQ being totally inherited, I disagree. A lot depends on the first few years. A child who is not talked to or played with is unlikely to have a high IQ. It has nothing to do with whether mom stays home.

My DH models work ethic for my DC, while I model choice.

I am a WOHM whose DCs are in AAP with IQs over 140. I choose to work because I like it and it models what I believe the real world will be like for my DCs. They will need to work and respect people who do. They will also want to choose partners who work.

One person made a bad comment. I don't think most people care about the moms of AAP students. What does this have to do with the percentage?

BTW, I am a SAHM by choice. Before children I was a PhD candidate in biological chemistry working for a highly regarded enzymologist. Being a SAHM does not mean one is less educated than one with a job. I selflessly chose to rear my children because my DH afforded that possibility in addition to my desire to be there always for my kids.

Another SAHM with a third grader in AAP. He has an IQ of 142, which is probably inherited. Again, true giftedness is ascertained by innate ability, not prepping! Get off your high horse and obvious guilt for not being there for your children!!

clearly there are some schools that show the actual number of AAP Level IV students under their profiles vs showing all children moved into an AAP level IV classroom. One more thing that FCPS should study before they make any further changes to the AAP program.

So? The students could still qualify and stay at Forestville vs going to Forest Edge.

Anonymous wrote:11:42 Are you sure that Forestville doesn't have 204 students who qualified? Those numbers are done by the central office so I don't see why they would know which children are put into specific classrooms.

http://commweb.fcps.edu/schoolprofile/profile.cfm?profile_id=295

Forestville Elementary School
1085 Utterback Store Rd, Great Falls, VA 22066
703-404-6000

FCPS Programs:
FCPS Division Profile
FCPS Elementary School Profile
Advanced Academic Local Level IV Programs
PreK-12 ABA Services
School-Age Child Care (SACC)

Anonymous wrote:PS: my DC in AAP center in mclean. Most of the moms and dads of AAP kids both work outside the home, often at jobs with much responsibility. (Moms include law partners, SES in govt, NIH research scientists, practicing MDs, World Bank executives with much international travel). Only SAHMs I know in McLean are GE moms.

Sorry to burst your stereotyping bubble. SAHM from McLean here. Kids in AAP, tested near the top 1%.

In this day and age, you should know better than to overgeneralize when you don't have actual facts -- and better than to pit SAHMs against working moms. Can't we just all be DCUM?

It specifically says in the profile AAP-Lvl IV CTR/PG. Our local school profile only shows the children who were AAP center qualified. There are more children in their classrooms than is listed under this category.

I think there is confusion about Local Level IV. Not every child in a Local Level IV program was determined to be AAP Center-eligible by FCPS. Principals have discretion as to who to place at a Local Level IV. So Local Level IV numbers include AAP Center-eligible kids who opted not to attend their Center school and other children identified by the principal/teachers.