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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Orig Poster,
I feel for you with the challenges at school.  I'm sorry your daughter is having a tough time with the teacher--that's got to be very stressful for her (and for you!).

We just learned that our son is in the pool, no scores yet.  He's also received a lot of S and G grades, very few Os (usually just in PE and art). When we spoke with the teacher last fall about hoping he'd be admitted to the Lev IV program, his teacher said "he could surprise us."  So I share your concern about whether he'll have a strong recommendation.

I'm a graduate of the Fx Co GT center program--I attended from 4th-8th grade, then took AP courses with my GT classmates in high school.  I'm now 40 and look back on those years of education as critical in having shaped me socially as well as academically.  I blossomed from a shy and withdrawn child into a happy, well adjusted and confident person.  I credit having spent formative years with other kids who thought the way I did, were on my wavelength, and didn't see me as "weird" for being curious and raising "strange" questions. I am thrilled that my child might have the same opportunity.

I hope this helps and I wish you all the best with your DD. [/quote]

We had a similar issue last year, PP.  Actually, DC had good grades, but the teachers didn't think DC excelled.  Despite good test scores, DC did not get in.  We appealed and DC got in.  Lo and behold, DC loves the AAP Center school and is doing great this year!!!  The teachers were just wrong.  My advice -- do a strong package and appeal if you don't get in.  WISC testing helps, too, to prove that the CogAt was not a fluke.[/quote]

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