Child got in on Appeal and I'm wondering If it's a good thing

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Anonymous wrote:My DC did a nice job passing the NNAT and FxAT but was rejected by the selection committee. We did not tell him the rejection because it has nothing to do with him. He did his job. I took him to the psychologist to WISC and did not tell him the real reason. He again did a nice job. He is in after we appealed but we did not tell him that either. I have not seen a reason why we need to tell him about the process. We keep telling him to work hard on tests or sport-matches, but how adults view and grade his efforts and abilities have nothing to do with him. I personally believe that 7 or 8 year old should not be worrying about how adults view them.

The NNAT and FxAT are not pass-fail tests. I

[Anonymous]

They both have a cut-off value for getting in the pool so they are like pass or fail, although the rate of pass is low

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Anonymous wrote:They both have a cut-off value for getting in the pool so they are like pass or fail, although the rate of pass is low

ONLY IN YOUR JUDGEMENT. ASK ANY PROFESSIONAL!

I am getting to hate people like you and your judgmental crap.

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Anonymous wrote:Why? We appealed as my DC was in pool based on scores but not in 1st round. I told everyone that we appealed and told them to appeal for their own if they felt their kid would do better in AAP. No human is perfect and the selection cmte made a mistake with my DC Why lie about it - that's odd!

My DC knows we appealed. DC knew about the entire process of in the pool, not accepted (folks make mistakes), appealed, accepted into AAP. DC knew the process and I said if you don't get in with the appeal, don't fret - you'll just be top dog in Gen. Ed.

Oh you will find out...

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"Shielding them" won't happen if you have more then one child. Better hope that ALL children in the family make it into AAP, or they are not "smart" in the eyes of each other ~ and relations between siblings matter a lot more.

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Phew. Good thing my entire brood "made it" into AAP. Would hate for any one of them to feel inferior in the eyes of another.

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Anonymous wrote:Why? We appealed as my DC was in pool based on scores but not in 1st round. I told everyone that we appealed and told them to appeal for their own if they felt their kid would do better in AAP. No human is perfect and the selection cmte made a mistake with my DC Why lie about it - that's odd!

My DC knows we appealed. DC knew about the entire process of in the pool, not accepted (folks make mistakes), appealed, accepted into AAP. DC knew the process and I said if you don't get in with the appeal, don't fret - you'll just be top dog in Gen. Ed.

Oh you will find out...[/quote

Will find out what??? That my DC has an IQ of above 132?? DC already knows this and knows that kids got in who didn't make it in the pool - din't have the NNAT or FxAT scores, as DC did. My DC knows that s/he is AWESOME in every regard, not just academically!!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? We appealed as my DC was in pool based on scores but not in 1st round. I told everyone that we appealed and told them to appeal for their own if they felt their kid would do better in AAP. No human is perfect and the selection cmte made a mistake with my DC Why lie about it - that's odd!

My DC knows we appealed. DC knew about the entire process of in the pool, not accepted (folks make mistakes), appealed, accepted into AAP. DC knew the process and I said if you don't get in with the appeal, don't fret - you'll just be top dog in Gen. Ed.

Oh you will find out...[/quote

Will find out what??? That my DC has an IQ of above 132?? DC already knows this and knows that kids got in who didn't make it in the pool - din't have the NNAT or FxAT scores, as DC did. My DC knows that s/he is AWESOME in every regard, not just academically!!

I hope DC figures out his/her sex sho you do not hav to write s/he when talking about your specific sex.

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You really don't make any sense - do you realize that???

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I think the PP from 21:18 was being anonymous in the reply. That's seems fine to me as this is an anonymous forum.

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Anonymous wrote:By 3rd grade, the kids are very well aware of who the smartest kids in the class are, with or without AAP.

Yes, but the AAP selection process doesn't necessarily get all the smart kids. There is a difference between gifted and smart. There are smart kids who are left behind and have to live with the stigma created by the large percentage of kids that end up in AAP. So many smart but not gifted kids get into the program that is does make it seem like only kids who are not smart stay in Gen Ed. DS is in AAP and was shocked when two of the most academically advanced kids in his class didn't also get in. I explained that the program was an opportunity for him to learn things in a different way and not that the kids in the program are smarter than the ones who don't go. I think there should be a program for profoundly gifted kids and all the other kids should be in gen ed and should have access to the current AAP curriculum. I don't think DS is profoundly gifted so this is not a self-serving suggestion.

I so agree with this. Very well said.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why? We appealed as my DC was in pool based on scores but not in 1st round. I told everyone that we appealed and told them to appeal for their own if they felt their kid would do better in AAP. No human is perfect and the selection cmte made a mistake with my DC Why lie about it - that's odd!

My DC knows we appealed. DC knew about the entire process of in the pool, not accepted (folks make mistakes), appealed, accepted into AAP. DC knew the process and I said if you don't get in with the appeal, don't fret - you'll just be top dog in Gen. Ed.

Oh you will find out...[/quote

Will find out what??? That my DC has an IQ of above 132?? DC already knows this and knows that kids got in who didn't make it in the pool - din't have the NNAT or FxAT scores, as DC did. My DC knows that s/he is AWESOME in every regard, not just academically!!

Wow!! That! is fantastic! and I really believe you !!!!