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[quote=SAM2][quote=Anonymous]... And that regular retest idea is ridiculous.  "Setting aside fairness"?  They form a group and are together for two years.  How disruptive and cruel to retest them to continue for the second year!

I think the admissions process is really tough, and there aren't many kids there who don't deserve to be there. [/quote]
Don't get me wrong on tests -- I'm just repeating the arguments many people on DCUM make about supposed inaccuracy.  I personally think the tests are actually more effective than many people give them credit for.  Maybe an individual child will have variation in scores over the years, but if she's testing at 99% -- 98% -- 92% -- 98% over a multi-year span, I think she probably belongs in a gifted program despite the 92% "blemish" on her record.

As for a regular re-test, that's not my idea, but something I've seen proposed for the NYC gifted/magnet school program.  The proposal I read was a fresh re-test each year.  I think that's a good idea for identifying the top group of students, but is bad public policy because it removes stability for the children.  I think the proper interval is something reasonable people can debate -- every year might be too often, but every six years might be too infrequent.  [/quote]

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