Parents of average, non-gifted kids check in here

[Anonymous]

I love this thread! Average is good! Now, that does NOT mean that GT/AAP/XYZ is bad. Why not shout it out? After all, this forum is for VA Public schools, not Fairfax AAP. Lets hear from ALL the average families out there!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whooo HOOO!!! Stanine 6 REPRESENT!!! Going out for pizza. *drops mic*

Honeybuns, this isn't anything to brag about. No need to mock your child. Get a grip. Have some compassion.

"Have some compassion"??? As if there is something horribly wrong with her child that she is making fun of? "Honeybuns" is simply saying that she doesn't need her kid to score at or above benchmark on a test to be AWESOME in her eyes. You are the one that needs to get a grip.

[Anonymous]

OP, I laughed so hard when I read "stanine 6 represent." You made my day! Wow, what a reaction from some others. To see that there are people more serious and intense than me is truly frightening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I'd say that average kids (and the parents who love them) are very under represented in this forum.

Concur. I thought the school forum was supposed to talk about all aspects of VA public schools. Seems the only threads that get to the top are ones about AAP or testing. There is so much more to childhood, education and preparing our children for good citizenship and self sufficiency. Imagine the potential and the amount of information we could share if there was more to talk about than how to get your child into a gifted program!

[Anonymous]

OP here, back from pizza and basking in the companionship of my average peeps. I knew there were more of us here.

And to the person who said that my kid doesn't have to score at or above anyone's benchmark on a test to be awesome in my eyes, you totally nailed it.

Much love, normal folks.

[Anonymous]

I'm enjoying this thread and have no idea what stanine even his, though it sounds familiar. I barely look at the test scores when they come home. Why? My kids have great teachers, do well in school and are happy, so who cares!!!

We are in a bubble, other people don't live this way outside of DMV, btw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm enjoying this thread and have no idea what stanine even his, though it sounds familiar. I barely look at the test scores when they come home. Why? My kids have great teachers, do well in school and are happy, so who cares!!!

We are in a bubble, other people don't live this way outside of DMV, btw.

+100. Although I would imagine you would find an equivalent to this in some of the NYC areas, maybe a few others. But as I keep telling people, there is really a life out there beyond FCPS. Don't get me wrong, we have a high quality education here that it top notch. But, gasp, it isn't the only top notched one "out there" either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This forum is taken over every year at this time by concern trolls and hysterics who want reassurance from strangers that their kid will get into the pool with a score of 98%. It's really obnoxious. I wish there was a separate forum just for AAP talk/issues.

btw, my kid is fabulously average

This is a GREAT idea!

[Anonymous]

My sons nnat was 121, Cogat vqn 43. I am shocked. I definitely expected better. Is there anyone out there with similar scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm enjoying this thread and have no idea what stanine even his, though it sounds familiar. I barely look at the test scores when they come home. Why? My kids have great teachers, do well in school and are happy, so who cares!!!

We are in a bubble, other people don't live this way outside of DMV, btw.

+100. Although I would imagine you would find an equivalent to this in some of the NYC areas, maybe a few others. But as I keep telling people, there is really a life out there beyond FCPS. Don't get me wrong, we have a high quality education here that it top notch. But, gasp, it isn't the only top notched one "out there" either.

It is comforting when the sane people come out to play.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sons nnat was 121, Cogat vqn 43. I am shocked. I definitely expected better. Is there anyone out there with similar scores?

Hey, be happy! Those are great scores. The NNAT is above average and the CogAT van is a very solid average.

Remember, this thread is celebrating the average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My sons nnat was 121, Cogat vqn 43. I am shocked. I definitely expected better. Is there anyone out there with similar scores?

This post makes me sad. Stop putting so much weight onto a few numbers. Stop comparing your kid to others by asking for scores to be posted. These are tests that measure verbal and nonverbal reasoning. They don't measure your kid's emotional intelligence--his ability to sense what others are feeling and how to respond. They don't measure his musical intelligence or his working memory. Or his ability to just be a nice kid. Or his athletic coordination. Your kid is very bright AND he took some tests.

Is he doing well in school? Does he like learning? Does he get along with others in his class? If the answer is yes, then move on from this testing.

[Anonymous]

We also received some average scores. NNAT was 120, Fairfax CogAT VQN 78, with subset Verbal 45, Quantitative 91, Nonverbal 83. We don't really know what to make of all the test results. We do feel that DC is currently getting an exceptional education in general education and loves school. The school does a fantastic job with pullouts and differentiation, and DC has received Level III services since first grade. We don't want to mess up a good thing, and we are looking forward to continuing in gen ed next year

[Anonymous]

My DW and I celebrated last year when my DS's math SOL score came back above 400! We figured every point about that was just a bonus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DW and I celebrated last year when my DS's math SOL score came back above 400! We figured every point about that was just a bonus.

Wonderful!! And I am NOT being snarky.