All children in FCPS take the same two tests to qualify for AAP. Some kids qualify and most do not qualify. Most school systems pick and choose very selectively who they will test for gifted programs in elementary school. No Child is getting any more than they are qualified to receive. Every child in Fairfax County receives an equal opportunity to get into AAP. It makes zero sense for parents to make complaints that it makes their kid cry when they see friends in AAP and they are not. This is not a valid complaint. Parents writing these types of objections to AAP simply come across spoiled, irrational, lack reasoning skills and critical thinking.... Clearly if non AAP kids are in honors, IB, TJ etc all kids are getting what they need here.

There is no reason why a one size fits all solution needs to be implemented. The county could eliminate centers in areas (such as the ones named above) where they are redundant, and continue using centers in lower SES areas.

You might want to rephrase that.

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Anonymous wrote:Our experience, minus 27 kids and SOL nonsense, has been good. No grueling homework, still time for sports every night, a quick family dinner at the table and playtime. We have an only and two full time parents, which helps. Still don't think AAP is particularly challenging.

It's not. Which is why there are so many kids in it and why so many more kids would be able to do it if it wasn't a "closed" program.

It is not a closed program. There are schools in parts of the county where the AAP curriculum is used in all classes.

But is it used in all schools, for all kids? No.

Welcome to the fidelity of implementation issue. This is not new, and is not limited to the AAP curriculum.

And FCPS is a big place where schools serve different populations. It may be that local ES principals have too much say on this sue. But what works in Vienna, McLean, Chantilly may not be appropriate in a low SES ES with a high ESOL population.

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A one size fits all solution does not work well for a county the size of Fairfax.

There is no reason why a one size fits all solution needs to be implemented. The county could eliminate centers in areas (such as the ones named above) where they are redundant, and continue using centers in lower SES areas.