Gifted/Talented letter came home -- questions

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I got DD's InView scores. DD got two in the 90s, and three in the 50s. I am horrified. She will get a punishment from her father and me. Many may disagree but we will not accept 50s.

i am fairly certain this is a joke.

Clearly... It still boggles the mind why Montgomery County claims to be so bright..

In fairness, it's not a particularly funny joke.

It certainly isn't but I didn't make it... Just commenting that its intent at sarcasm is obvious...

[Anonymous]

Why do the kids take this test of MoCo does nothing with thE information?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why do the kids take this test of MoCo does nothing with thE information?

Because the state requirement is for school systems to identify gifted students.

[Anonymous]

^ what a ridiculous requirement. To identify them but not require schools do anything with that information then? Honestly that is about the dumbest thing I have heard in awhile.

[Anonymous]

Sad but true!

[Anonymous]

This happened to us too. I think teacher and parent input had alot to do that

[Anonymous]

Pp here, and for that I am grateful because she did have some low scores.

[Anonymous]

Yes, we also had some discrepancies, with scores 61, 82, 81, 78, and 96. DS just tested into the Johns Hopkins CTY this spring with verbal and math SCAT scores high enough to take any online or summer classes, so I'm curious about the inview tests and what they mean, if anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we also had some discrepancies, with scores 61, 82, 81, 78, and 96. DS just tested into the Johns Hopkins CTY this spring with verbal and math SCAT scores high enough to take any online or summer classes, so I'm curious about the inview tests and what they mean, if anything.

What is that?

[Anonymous]

Hey OP...my kid also got that weird spread in the verbal scores last year...96% on the one and then 52% on the other. She is really strong in verbal though so I was confused. Her other scores were in the 80's and 90's. She got into HGC this year and her verbal score on that test was 140 (which is pretty high). What does this all mean? Probably nothing useful, but I thought I'd share!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes, we also had some discrepancies, with scores 61, 82, 81, 78, and 96. DS just tested into the Johns Hopkins CTY this spring with verbal and math SCAT scores high enough to take any online or summer classes, so I'm curious about the inview tests and what they mean, if anything.

What is that?

It's Hopkins Center for Talented Youth. They offer online courses and summer camps, all outrageously expensive. My older DD did one course a few years ago and my 2nd grader wanted to try for it, too. Not sure if we'll sign him up for anything - guess we'll see what school offers next year in terms of enrichment.