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Where is your 99.9% WPPSI kid thriving?
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WPPSI is not considered an appropriate test to measure if your child is truly at 99.9%. That is not what it is designed for. Other tests are used to measure high giftedness.
So, as other posters have said, parents really should not get caught up on their 99.9% kid as somehow being different from a 99.0% kid. Based on the WPPSI alone, they're not any different, because the test is not designed to differentiate at the top end. |
Anonymous
What's more, IQ scores (whether on the WISC, WPPSI, or another measure) are only one data point in determining a school that would be a good fit. For example, an early poster said they ruled out Sidwell because they do not subject accelerate in the Lower School. But there are plenty of 99.9 percentile kids who will do very well at a school with a broad and varied curriculum, and with a chance to go deeper into things that catch their interest. And there are others who would be miserable without subject acceleration, and need a school which will allow them to move ahead rapidly. |
Anonymous
| 99.0 % for our child. Norwood has been great for her. |
Anonymous
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GDS.
And FWIW 00:56 is right about WPPSI being useless for assessing degrees of giftedness. |
Anonymous
| So does that mean my 99.3% kid could really be a 99.9%? |
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Anonymous
| ...or 86.9 percentile |
Anonymous
| OP - I would change the criteria for your school search. Forget the test scores for a moment and instead think about the environment where your child thrives - if you look at your child as an individual versus a test score, you will probably have a much easier time identifying the school that is the best match. |
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OP, I am so sorry that no one here will answer your question. I wish there were a good elementary school for truly gifted kids, but I haven't found one. Even the "top tier" schools don't really differentiate well, which is an issue bc they have a wide variety of abilities. The public school gifted programs, at least in Montgomery, don't begin until 4th grade.
There is an underlying anti-intellectualism, anti-gifted thing on this board (and in this country, frankly). Why is it ok to be a star football player, talented singer, gifted writer, brilliant artist - but god forbid we acknowledge that some kids are really smart and learn things faster than other kids? |
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There is an underlying anti-intellectualism, anti-gifted thing on this board (and in this country, frankly). Why is it ok to be a star football player, talented singer, gifted writer, brilliant artist - but god forbid we acknowledge that some kids are really smart and learn things faster than other kids? I disagree. Folks are constantly suggesting resources and programs (Hoagie's, Hopkins, etc.) in any number of threads at any given time. People took the time to respond. It's apparent that children with those scores are doing well at a number of schools, there is so much more to finding the right fit than the WPPSI score. |
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TPES magnet program starting in 1st grade: http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/uploadedFiles/schools/takomaparkes/magnet/FAQ2009.pdf |
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But didn't this used to be gifted and talented by name and now is not? Not sure what that means about the focus or content, though. |
Anonymous
I recall reading somewhere that they changed the name from G&T because they did not like implications/comparisons for kids at TPES that were not in G&T program. In other words, singling out those kids in the program as G&T sounded sort of snotty and condescending. I suspect the program is substantively the same with the new name, although I have no first-hand knowledge on that point. |
Anonymous
Lots of people have mocked the question and debated side points, but I saw several earnest responses. Here they are (in alpha order): Beauvoir, GDS, MCPS, Potomac, St. Pats, Sheridan, Sidwell. |
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15:02 decries the thread's supposed anti-intellectualism, yet displays shoddy reading habits by not separating the wheat (suggested schools) from the chaff (sidepoints). Regarding subject acceleration, I am not a parent who necessarily wants to see this practice in early grades. I am more interested in having my children learn how to integrate into a new learning environment, develop skills to get along with peers and adults, and master the fundamentals of reading, mathematics, etc. If they have success in all those areas and they are ready for more profound challenges, then we will seek those. A 99.9% score on one test in one day of what I hope will be a long life for my child is possibly too random for me to construct a ten, forty, or eighty year narrative - let alone demand a school that promises subject acceleration on day one. |