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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks for your reply!

I am the OP and also posted this thread about my second grader and her problems with her teacher, which led to my daughter peeing her pants, twice:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/132027.page#1139390

My concern is that, based on  my daughter's classroom performance, which is reported as satisfactory, and the fact that to be honest, I don't think the teacher likes her, I fear the teacher is going to oppose sending my child to GT.

Since I posted the "conflict" thread, I have done several things to address the problems I told you all about.

First, I met with the teacher and had a heart to heart, which I thought went well.

However a week later, my daughter wet her pants again.  This time I called and emailed the assistant principal and it was clear I was not happy.  I got a call back that day from the teacher, who was defensive.  I told the teacher, “This is not about you.  This is about my child.  I don’t care what you have to do; I want her sent to the bathroom more frequently”.  That has been implemented and the pants wetting stopped.

I also took my child to the Inova Keller testing center.  They have done a battery of tests over the last 6 weeks or so and we should have the results soon.  Additionally I took my child to an occupational therapist to find out if she could tell me anything about my child’s handwriting problems.  She is working on her final report.

I understand, after looking at the website, that the CAT is only one factor in determining GT.  My concern is whether my child’s classroom problems will prevent her from going to GT – and, maybe I shouldn’t push it if she’s not capable of performing in a GT classroom either.

So, my reaching out to you all, to find out if you’ve had any experience with a GT program, how the whole process worked, any problems you encountered.  The web site doesn’t tell me, for example, how they weight the scores, whether certain percentiles are a clear indication of GT, how they might accommodate ADHD.  All things I realize you may not know either….. unless you’ve experienced the process perhaps?

Sorry for the long post and thanks for any feedback!
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