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Has Anyone Read Nutureshock/WPPSI Test Issues?
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Just curious what you thought of the book? I know there are so many topics covered in the book but living in the DC area the chapter on seeking out intelligence using the WPPSI was very interesting. Does everyone using this test know that it really doesn't predict future intelligence and the intelligence really can't be measured until closer to 3rd grade? Why are schools putting so much into a test that really doesn't say anything about future intelligence? Apparently out of 100 children who take the test and are placed into gifted programs only 27 are truly gifted and therefore 73 children have been placed incorrectly and 73 gifted children are locked out of the programs. This was a wake up call to us.
http://www.askmoxie.org/2010/07/discussion-of-nurtureshock-chapter-5-the-search-for-intelligent-life-in-kindergarten.html |
Anonymous
| These schools have so many applicants and the applicants are so young that they need as much as they can to choose among them. They don't have much to go on since kids are 3 and 4 years old when they apply for admissions. Aside from a playdate which is unpredictable since it is such an artificial situation and a preschool teacher recommendation, there isn't much else they can use to determine admissions for a child barely out of diapers. I'm not saying that I agree that preschoolers should need to take an IQ test (or any test really) to get into pre-k or K but I understand why they do it. In this area, you are going to have lots of above average kids so if your kid scores much lower than that group, it makes is easy for the school to say no thanks. |
Anonymous
THat's a good way to put it for the pre-K crowd: the WPPSI is a "no, thanks" tool. Nobody administering this test to 3 or 4 year olds believe they are picking out Nobel prize winners with that one assessment. Rather the WPPSI is used as a winnowing instrument, depending on what the other admission criteria indicate. |
Anonymous
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The book is fantastic. For me, the chapters on sleep and praise were the most interesting and eye-opening. We've always been pretty hard-core on ensuring good sleep habits, but the research really reaffirmed its importance. DS is five now, and we haven't been quite as diligent lately but are getting back on track.
The praise chapter has really made us rethink our parenting in that respect. Huge. |
Anonymous
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Intelligence is determined by the parents achievements. You can not train your child like a puppy. Part of what differentiates us from animals. Yes, opposable thumbs is the least of it.
From what I see of the D.C. parent scramble to try to achieve, there are far fewer smart parents than what one would surmise. In other words, don't sweat it, let the chips fall where they may, because in reality you only have so much control over the issue. Or bust your ass and look especially silly trying for nothing. It's your choice. It seems so many refuse to accept this reality. |
aprilmayjune
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| 20:21 I completely agree with you... Parents pressure themselves and their children to keep up and/or surpass other children.. We need to let our children be children first of all, and second, I think that instead of worrying about these things, we need to REALLY focus on the morals and ethics in our families instead of achievements.. JMHO. |
Anonymous
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The private schools are using the test to cherry-pick the smarter students. They don't have to believe that the scores are exactly accurate.
The irony is that the private school's performance is probably more due to their ability to pick smart children than their ability to teach. |