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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think its very hard to get a 5 on math if your school never teaches level 5 material. ELA is different — reading lots outside of school easily helps a lot there.[/quote] Both my kids have always gotten 5s on math and it’s a combination of being really gifted in math and having an excellent math tutor. [/quote] This is satire, right? You pay for a tutor and still cling to the idea of exceptionalism? Must be satire.[/quote] You can have a totally brilliant kid but still need to be taught math. Not sure how that escapes you. Same goes for many subjects. This is why there is so much untapped potential in bad schools- the kids are smart but they won’t get top scores on standardized tests because the teachers aren’t teaching them what they need to know to get those top scores. [/quote] The original post implied it's easy to get 5s. PP said "I think it's very hard to get a 5 on math if your school never teaches level 5 material..." Response said "Both my kids have always gotten 5s on math and it’s a combination of being really gifted in math and having an excellent math tutor." The response came off as countering that it's easy to get 5s while also noting that they use a tutor. The response basically proves it's NOT easy to get 5s: it took not a combination of gifted child AND tutor - i.e. not easy unless you have outside supplementation, kids aren't taught above grade level math in DC elementary schools, so even a bright child may not score a 5 easily.[/quote]
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