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How many dc with high WPPSI scores (98-99) did not get into Top 3 for Pre-K?
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Anonymous
Thank you. I found your response very kind and helpful. We considered moving and hoping to place our child in GT program. I'm a product of the public school GT program and when I went to college (Top 10), I felt so unprepared and deprived of a world of knowledge that my priavte school friends received. My husband went to private school and felt very well prepared and although his private school is a Top 50 (nationally) private school, that some of the schools that we toured seem to offer so much more than we ever were exposed to. We've become huge fans of what is being taught and exposed to children in these schools. We would like to find a place that is stimulating and can prepare her well for college as well as life. As we toured some of the schools, we were very impressed with their drama and public speaking, their emphasis on a 2nd language, learning about the diverse culture within which we live & respecting that, the exposure to world cultures and history. We debated about where our Dc would be best suited and we concluded that it would be in one of these wonderful schools which we had toured. We know that they are not all the same. One is known for htier progressiveness, another for their Quaker value and another for their arts, etc, but we figure if Dc gets into one, it's one where it matched her as well. So better to apply to various schools and see which is a better fit. So we hope she'll get in as it sounds like it's very much a numbers game. |
Anonymous
That website paints a bit of a depressing picture that if don't place our Dc in the right program, our Dc may have some bad outcomes. I still believe my Dc is a normal bright child. As I mentioned, I went through the public school GT program, but looking at that chart, I was an average gifted. We had chess masters and children who were doing calculus in elementary school, etc whom I would consider the exceptionally gifted. That is not our Dc, I would assume that Dc is much like me . As much as possible, we are trying to provide an environmental to rasie a well rounded child, who is intellectually, emotionally and physcially challenged. We have introduced Dc to the arts as well as music as well as sports and dance, all of which Dc loves. |
Anonymous
That may not have come out right, by challenged, I meant stimulated. (please pardon as English is my second language). |
Anonymous
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That website paints a bit of a depressing picture that if don't place our Dc in the right program, our Dc may have some bad outcomes. I still believe my Dc is a normal bright child. As I mentioned, I went through the public school GT program, but looking at that chart, I was an average gifted. We had chess masters and children who were doing calculus in elementary school, etc whom I would consider the exceptionally gifted. That is not our Dc, I would assume that Dc is much like me . As much as possible, we are trying to provide an environmental to rasie a well rounded child, who is intellectually, emotionally and physcially challenged. We have introduced Dc to the arts as well as music as well as sports and dance, all of which Dc loves. I posted the Hoagies link, and I take a different message away from the article. I think you will KNOW if your child is not in the "right program" for him or her based on your child's happiness. If a child is happy in school and thriving, that's fabulous. But if the school is not seeming to a good fit, and a parent knows the child has unusually high test scores (whether or not they seem normal to that particular family), then it's possible that the child needs an alternative approach such as gifted and talented programs. Here's an excerpt from the article: "A child's level of giftedness will mean something different to every child, in every family, school, and life situation. No one can say, your child is profoundly gifted, so they cannot survive in traditional school. This may be true for many pg children, but not for all. There are no hard-and-fast rules... But there are some generalizations. Moderately gifted children tend to do well in the regular classroom, with the added challenge of differentiation, a gifted pull-out enrichment program or mild acceleration in their areas of strength. Highly gifted children tend to do well in congregated gifted classes, such as offered in a few larger districts across the United States. These classes are most successful when they use a more in-depth curriculum, which also moves at a faster pace. Gifted children are different not only in their faster learning, but by their deeper interest and level of understanding. Both these differences must be addresses in a successful educational situation." |
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| Sorry, meant to highlight the first paragraph that I quoted from the pp. |
Anonymous
That website paints a bit of a depressing picture that if don't place our Dc in the right program, our Dc may have some bad outcomes. I still believe my Dc is a normal bright child. As I mentioned, I went through the public school GT program, but looking at that chart, I was an average gifted. We had chess masters and children who were doing calculus in elementary school, etc whom I would consider the exceptionally gifted. That is not our Dc, I would assume that Dc is much like me . As much as possible, we are trying to provide an environmental to rasie a well rounded child, who is intellectually, emotionally and physcially challenged. We have introduced Dc to the arts as well as music as well as sports and dance, all of which Dc loves. I posted the Hoagies link, and I take a different message away from the article. I think you will KNOW if your child is not in the "right program" for him or her based on your child's happiness. If a child is happy in school and thriving, that's fabulous. But if the school is not seeming to a good fit, and a parent knows the child has unusually high test scores (whether or not they seem normal to that particular family), then it's possible that the child needs an alternative approach such as gifted and talented programs. Here's an excerpt from the article: "A child's level of giftedness will mean something different to every child, in every family, school, and life situation. No one can say, your child is profoundly gifted, so they cannot survive in traditional school. This may be true for many pg children, but not for all. There are no hard-and-fast rules... But there are some generalizations. Moderately gifted children tend to do well in the regular classroom, with the added challenge of differentiation, a gifted pull-out enrichment program or mild acceleration in their areas of strength. Highly gifted children tend to do well in congregated gifted classes, such as offered in a few larger districts across the United States. These classes are most successful when they use a more in-depth curriculum, which also moves at a faster pace. Gifted children are different not only in their faster learning, but by their deeper interest and level of understanding. Both these differences must be addresses in a successful educational situation." Thank you again for the helpful information. It will be something to consider. |
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All of this is interesting, but I'd be interested in seeing more replies to the OP's actual question.
DC scored "only" 96%. For K, was accepted at Sidwell, waitlisted at Beauvoir, dissed by Maret and WES. |
Anonymous
PP, I'm sure many would be happy with those results -- including me. Congrats. |