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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If it is a test of whether or not your child is gifted and talented, you shouldn't need to prepare them.  If you prepare them to "ace" the test by studying this type of test, how will that remotely reflect their ability to succeed in the program.  That is just ridiculous.
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A parent of a child in the HGC now
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Precisely.  The test prep crowd is trying to cheat the system and end up cheating their kids.[/quote]

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How is it cheating the system?  Do you really think a 30 minute test taken by 8 year olds determines 'giftedness' and should determine a kid's path through childhood?  Get over it.  The whole 'system' is a joke.  [/quote]

Of course I don't believe that a brief test determines "giftedness"--it's merely one indication among many.

But parents who prep their 8 year olds are trying to distort the results of a measurement designed to test innate ability.

It's an effort to produce a false result and it's likely to put kids in the gifted program who won't benefit--in fact, who will be harmed.

Moreover, IMO it reflects awful parenting.  What right-minded person would force an 8 year old into test prep so that they can "cheat" their way into a gifted program?

Teaches the kids about 10 terrible lessons.[/quote]

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