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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

If your child doesn't mind doing busy work just for the sake of you claiming s/he is getting a "more rigorous" education, then sure. They all end up learning the same things and starting high school in the same place. So you do you.

You can choose Gen. Ed or AAP. No one is forced to go to AAP. Amazing how many people clamor to get in. All of them nuts I guess.
Well, we all make the choices we believe are best for our kids.

"So you do you", "We all make choices we believe are best for our kids". As an optimist, these statements sound like the makings of a shaky truce to me. It's OK to think AAP is BS and that the folks involved are all nuts. Live and let live, right? However, you dismiss the value of academic rigor at your peril. Middle school kids can choose to take honors, leading to AP or IB challenges in high school. Whether beginning with elementary AAP or middle school honors, a choice of greater academic challenge and responsibility will place your kid on a path that diverges more and more over time from Gen Ed. It may not be apparent yet, but at some point you'll realize that kids starting high school can be the same age, same grade and same school but not in the "same place" academically.

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

If your child doesn't mind doing busy work just for the sake of you claiming s/he is getting a "more rigorous" education, then sure. They all end up learning the same things and starting high school in the same place. So you do you.

What a nonsensical post. Should you be drinking this early?

we chose AAP; DC would be bored in Gen. Ed. So glad we did. DC is thriving!!

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

If your child doesn't mind doing busy work just for the sake of you claiming s/he is getting a "more rigorous" education, then sure. They all end up learning the same things and starting high school in the same place. So you do you.

You can choose Gen. Ed or AAP. No one is forced to go to AAP. Amazing how many people clamor to get in. All of them nuts I guess.
Well, we all make the choices we believe are best for our kids.

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

If your child doesn't mind doing busy work just for the sake of you claiming s/he is getting a "more rigorous" education, then sure. They all end up learning the same things and starting high school in the same place. So you do you.

What a nonsensical post. Should you be drinking this early?

Anonymous wrote:Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

If your child doesn't mind doing busy work just for the sake of you claiming s/he is getting a "more rigorous" education, then sure. They all end up learning the same things and starting high school in the same place. So you do you.

Doesn't matter if one gets into TJ or not; AAP is, in and of itself, a better way to spend years 3-8. As versus gen ed, (which is perfectly fine for most), AAP is the more rigorous academic route. Not the end of the world if you don't get in of course.

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Anonymous wrote:AAP is obviously for the smartest kids (although admittedly some lesser lights slip in via appeals and so forth; but this program is really a feeder for Thomas Jefferson HS, the best HS in the country, and the crown jewel of the FCPS system. More school districts would go this route if they had more smart kids - which most of them don't. And I completely agree most who don't get in will nevertheless do perfectly well at excellent schools like James Madison U and turn out just fine in life..

I'm embarrassed for you.

+100 Some people are just lost in their own cluelessness. Hopefully, some of these not smart enough for TJ kids will give some of the TJ kids a job in life.

Anonymous wrote:AAP is obviously for the smartest kids (although admittedly some lesser lights slip in via appeals and so forth; but this program is really a feeder for Thomas Jefferson HS, the best HS in the country, and the crown jewel of the FCPS system. More school districts would go this route if they had more smart kids - which most of them don't. And I completely agree most who don't get in will nevertheless do perfectly well at excellent schools like James Madison U and turn out just fine in life..

I'm embarrassed for you.

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There are a lot of people in the current 7th grade (the bloated AAP year) that have very unfavorable opinions towards and experiences with AAP due to such a large number of kids being placed in AAP. I see this in our neighborhood. Most people have no opinion whatsoever about AAP, except for parents with kids in that grade who have VERY strong opinions against AAP.

Can't say I blame them one bit.

Really? Six years of behaving as if theirs is the definitive AAP experience by which the entire program must be judged? One more year to go. Can't say I'll miss them one bit.

Trust me, the feeling is mutual.

Can we interest you in early retirement? Not much at stake for you here anymore. Go have fun. It must be drudgery coming here every day just to be reminded of your own increasing irrelevance.

What a perfect example of the typical AAP parent mentality. You'd fit right in at our center.

You do realize many of us have younger kids as well, and don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Lucky us, we get to enjoy your elitist, self righteous attitude for many more years to come. Or at least until FCPS gets its act together and reforms AAP. Have a great day and try to do something about your hateful attitude.

Oh, I was referencing those who hate AAP specifically because of the current 7th grade bloat. Sorry, thought that was clear. I don't expect we'll ever really be left in peace to discuss the AAP program amongst ourselves. But surely some of you without younger kids will shuffle off. Can you imagine sticking around otherwise? Now THAT would be a hateful attitude.

Your posts just keep getting better and better! Keep up the superior attitude - it's really entertaining.

Oh - and no, you won't ever be "left in peace to discuss the AAP program amongst yourselves." Not while every FCPS taxpayer is making this program possible.

PP is so obviously baiting you... and you keep biting .

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Anonymous wrote:AAP is obviously for the smartest kids (although admittedly some lesser lights slip in via appeals and so forth; but this program is really a feeder for Thomas Jefferson HS, the best HS in the country, and the crown jewel of the FCPS system. More school districts would go this route if they had more smart kids - which most of them don't. And I completely agree most who don't get in will nevertheless do perfectly well at excellent schools like James Madison U and turn out just fine in life..

You are hysterical - you've actually drunk the AAP Kool-Aid, hook, line, and sinker! While I agree TJ is an excellent school, it takes only a tiny % of kids, AAP or not. So AAP isn't exactly a "feeder" program. A minuscule number of kids are actually bright enough to get into TJ. And many of the rest, whether AAP or Gen Ed, have zero desire to go to TJ in the first place and wind up being leaders at their own high schools.

As for your backhanded remark about JMU, yes, it certainly is an excellent school. But many kids who were not in AAP during elementary or middle school (like my older two, for example), somehow find their way to other excellent schools, such as UMich, Georgetown, and Middlebury. Imagine that!

Tj takes a tiny percent of kids, but of those who do get accepted the overwhelming majority are from AAP. It is in all ways a "feeder progra"' for TJ, of this there can be no dispute. Of course, those who don't get in can nevertheless do well at their local schools and in life etc; no one suggests otherwise.

Many are called; few are chosen. Of course, places like JMU is a good fit for some.

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Anonymous wrote:

There are a lot of people in the current 7th grade (the bloated AAP year) that have very unfavorable opinions towards and experiences with AAP due to such a large number of kids being placed in AAP. I see this in our neighborhood. Most people have no opinion whatsoever about AAP, except for parents with kids in that grade who have VERY strong opinions against AAP.

Can't say I blame them one bit.

Really? Six years of behaving as if theirs is the definitive AAP experience by which the entire program must be judged? One more year to go. Can't say I'll miss them one bit.

Trust me, the feeling is mutual.

Can we interest you in early retirement? Not much at stake for you here anymore. Go have fun. It must be drudgery coming here every day just to be reminded of your own increasing irrelevance.

What a perfect example of the typical AAP parent mentality. You'd fit right in at our center.

You do realize many of us have younger kids as well, and don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Lucky us, we get to enjoy your elitist, self righteous attitude for many more years to come. Or at least until FCPS gets its act together and reforms AAP. Have a great day and try to do something about your hateful attitude.

Oh, I was referencing those who hate AAP specifically because of the current 7th grade bloat. Sorry, thought that was clear. I don't expect we'll ever really be left in peace to discuss the AAP program amongst ourselves. But surely some of you without younger kids will shuffle off. Can you imagine sticking around otherwise? Now THAT would be a hateful attitude.

Your posts just keep getting better and better! Keep up the superior attitude - it's really entertaining.

Oh - and no, you won't ever be "left in peace to discuss the AAP program amongst yourselves." Not while every FCPS taxpayer is making this program possible.

Anonymous wrote:AAP is obviously for the smartest kids (although admittedly some lesser lights slip in via appeals and so forth; but this program is really a feeder for Thomas Jefferson HS, the best HS in the country, and the crown jewel of the FCPS system. More school districts would go this route if they had more smart kids - which most of them don't. And I completely agree most who don't get in will nevertheless do perfectly well at excellent schools like James Madison U and turn out just fine in life..

You are hysterical - you've actually drunk the AAP Kool-Aid, hook, line, and sinker! While I agree TJ is an excellent school, it takes only a tiny % of kids, AAP or not. So AAP isn't exactly a "feeder" program. A minuscule number of kids are actually bright enough to get into TJ. And many of the rest, whether AAP or Gen Ed, have zero desire to go to TJ in the first place and wind up being leaders at their own high schools.

As for your backhanded remark about JMU, yes, it certainly is an excellent school. But many kids who were not in AAP during elementary or middle school (like my older two, for example), somehow find their way to other excellent schools, such as UMich, Georgetown, and Middlebury. Imagine that!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are a lot of people in the current 7th grade (the bloated AAP year) that have very unfavorable opinions towards and experiences with AAP due to such a large number of kids being placed in AAP. I see this in our neighborhood. Most people have no opinion whatsoever about AAP, except for parents with kids in that grade who have VERY strong opinions against AAP.

Can't say I blame them one bit.

Really? Six years of behaving as if theirs is the definitive AAP experience by which the entire program must be judged? One more year to go. Can't say I'll miss them one bit.

Then there will be complaints about how their child did not get into TJ.

No, the complaints will come from AAP parents who actually believe their kids are "gifted" and are entitled to get into TJ, by God!

AAP is obviously for the smartest kids (although admittedly some lesser lights slip in via appeals and so forth; but this program is really a feeder for Thomas Jefferson HS, the best HS in the country, and the crown jewel of the FCPS system. More school districts would go this route if they had more smart kids - which most of them don't. And I completely agree most who don't get in will nevertheless do perfectly well at excellent schools like James Madison U and turn out just fine in life..

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

There are a lot of people in the current 7th grade (the bloated AAP year) that have very unfavorable opinions towards and experiences with AAP due to such a large number of kids being placed in AAP. I see this in our neighborhood. Most people have no opinion whatsoever about AAP, except for parents with kids in that grade who have VERY strong opinions against AAP.

Can't say I blame them one bit.

Really? Six years of behaving as if theirs is the definitive AAP experience by which the entire program must be judged? One more year to go. Can't say I'll miss them one bit.

Trust me, the feeling is mutual.

Can we interest you in early retirement? Not much at stake for you here anymore. Go have fun. It must be drudgery coming here every day just to be reminded of your own increasing irrelevance.

What a perfect example of the typical AAP parent mentality. You'd fit right in at our center.

You do realize many of us have younger kids as well, and don't plan on going anywhere anytime soon. Lucky us, we get to enjoy your elitist, self righteous attitude for many more years to come. Or at least until FCPS gets its act together and reforms AAP. Have a great day and try to do something about your hateful attitude.

Oh, I was referencing those who hate AAP specifically because of the current 7th grade bloat. Sorry, thought that was clear. I don't expect we'll ever really be left in peace to discuss the AAP program amongst ourselves. But surely some of you without younger kids will shuffle off. Can you imagine sticking around otherwise? Now THAT would be a hateful attitude.