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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have one student at a top Ivy and another who is a top student at a Big 3.  Based only on their experiences with the ERB, I can conjecture that ERB scores correlate strongly with performance in high school, and particularly with scores on the SAT/ACT, AP Exams, and SAT Subject Tests.  [/quote]

Based on my experience, I can tell you that some kids are great standardized test takers and some are not. My kid who isn't great at standardized tests is a better student, with better grades, than my kid who nails them. It has nothing to do with high school performance in general.  [/quote]

Are your children in high school yet?  If not you may be surprised to find that your good student who is an excellent test taker also becomes an excellent student in high school.  And you may find in high school that your excellent student who is merely a good test taker is a merely a good student in the more difficult high school classes.  Many of the standardized tests measure natural aptitude and IQ.  My sister and I were just like your children, and in elementary and middle school she was a good student but a superb standardized test taker.  I was an excellent student, but was simply not as good at standardized exams.  In high school my sister surpasses me as an excellent student.[/quote]

The great test taker/decent student is in high school. Both have taken IQ tests and they are similarly high. Younger one has a better work ethic and time management skills than the older, who likes to live on the edge, doing as little as possible to get an A, and often barely missing it, ending the quarter with an 89 by thinking those small labs, homework, and quizzes don't matter.  "Edge" child did best in the most rigorous school s/he attended - seems to do better when standards are high and competition is fierce. Younger child just has high standards about everything s/he does. I guess we'll find out soon-  no 2 headed to hs next year. [/quote]

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