Why do DCUMs always need to tell you that her child has a high IQ?

[Anonymous]

Just one?

[Anonymous]

LOL! How true!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is a REALLY angry poster on here lately, and s/he would be a lot better off getting therapy than taking his/her anger (about his/her kids, small penis, whatever) out on DCUM.

Indeed. If her problem is a small penis, there's nothing material DCUM can do to help.

[Anonymous]

They could tell her it's a large clitoris -- might chance her POV.

[Anonymous]

oops, change her POV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The same people also like to drop in asides about which schools their children were accepted at -- "DD attends our local public school, even though she was accepted at several of the Big 3 schools."

Sometimes the asides about schools or scores or reading might make sense in the context of the thread, but usually I think people just post that stuff because they are insecure and feel the need to prove up their worth.

I confess, I've done this. But ONLY when I'm voicing an opinion on the so-called "Big 3" schools. Because contrary to what 9:50 says about it being "HIGHLY improbable they would refuse acceptance!", we did refuse a so-called "Big 3". And we know two other families who refused acceptance to Sidwell. All three of us are in MoCo magnets. Believe it or not, but if you just don't want to believe, you're a real loser.

[Anonymous]

19:04 here again -- I should have added, the reason I mention that we refused a Big 3 school is because otherwise some idiot like 9:50 will accuse us of being resentful rejects, and then your whole point gets lost....

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The same people also like to drop in asides about which schools their children were accepted at -- "DD attends our local public school, even though she was accepted at several of the Big 3 schools."

Sometimes the asides about schools or scores or reading might make sense in the context of the thread, but usually I think people just post that stuff because they are insecure and feel the need to prove up their worth.

I confess, I've done this. But ONLY when I'm voicing an opinion on the so-called "Big 3" schools. Because contrary to what 9:50 says about it being "HIGHLY improbable they would refuse acceptance!", we did refuse a so-called "Big 3". And we know two other families who refused acceptance to Sidwell. All three of us are in MoCo magnets. Believe it or not, but if you just don't want to believe, you're a real loser.

I know about 5 families who turned down Siddy, all for logistical (too far), economic (too spendy), social (like neighborhood friends), or academic (pub school just as good) reasons.

[Anonymous]

Along the same lines are the people who tell you they got 800 or 1600 on the SATs (1600 for the older SATs, obviously, because these are grownups).

This is also about as dubious as an IQ test for a 4-year-old. Because the SATs are an achievement test, not an ability test. You can memorize vocabulary and do very well (from someone who knows ). For this reason I'm always suspicious of pre-teens who get 800 on the SATs, especially verbal -- you just know they've been hothoused by their parents. There's no way a preteen would run across a word like "bootless" unless he or she read the one Shakespeare play where it's used, or maybe PG Wodehouse, which seems highly unlikely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I know about 5 families who turned down Siddy, all for logistical (too far), economic (too spendy), social (like neighborhood friends), or academic (pub school just as good) reasons.

A PP said that people wouldn't go to all the trouble of applying and then turn down a private. For some of us, the private was the backup in case DC didn't get into a magnet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
A PP said that people wouldn't go to all the trouble of applying and then turn down a private. For some of us, the private was the backup in case DC didn't get into a magnet.

We're in this boat too. We turned down Edlin and opted for a public GT center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I know about 5 families who turned down Siddy, all for logistical (too far), economic (too spendy), social (like neighborhood friends), or academic (pub school just as good) reasons.

A PP said that people wouldn't go to all the trouble of applying and then turn down a private. For some of us, the private was the backup in case DC didn't get into a magnet.

Some apply because they want choices. When they really think bout it, they say no.

[Anonymous]

Or in the course of the application process, you become less interested in the school -- because you don't know what your options are (or because parents disagree or kid and parents disagree or because you're nervous about relying on a first impression), you don't withdraw the application but you lose your desire for the place.

The application process itself is sort of like dating. You're looking for a match. It's not just a matter of seeking acceptance. And the process of information-gathering continues post-submission.

[Anonymous]

I wonder if it's just one poster with all the angst over some kid starting to read early. It's just weird as hell that something like that bothers people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a really early reader. My parents didn't see it as a sign of superiority and they didn't brag about it. Maybe because I was a late potty-trainer, and they would have rather had me be early at THAT.

I suspect a few factors had something to do with the early reading. My parents didn't have a TV until I was about 4, so reading was our entertainment. My parents were both teachers who liked to read. We spent a lot of time reading. I have a high IQ, which might have helped. (not bragging, just a possible cause for early reading.) To this day I love to read; my sister and brother don't love it quite as much, maybe because by then we had TV and less time was spent reading. It doesn't mean I'm superior to someone who doesn't read as well, just that one of my skills is reading. Other people can do things I can't, like ride a bike well or remember important dates in history. I suck at that.

Maybe your parents didn't brag about it, but you certainly love to brag. God, that's like saying "I have a very high income" and expecting everyone around you to pat you on the back. Or saying "I'm beautiful," and beaming. Good for you, smarty. Just keep it to yourself. Crowing about your IQ in public is tasteless. And stupid.