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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I hate that parents can refer their kids.  [/quote]

Me too.  And as early as kindergarten. Tracking that early is dumb.  Also- APS fills spots young so when the truly gifted emerge late in elementary- spots are already filled with those that lobbied.

Our kid tests in the top 1% and we got the notice he was gifted in everything at end of 8th.  Yeah, no sh@t.  His Cogats, 600 SOLs, Nnats, etc all showed this.

He’s now thriving and currently in #1 in his class at a top private HS.  [/quote]

OMG-- YES!  I thought this was just happening in our North Arlington ES. So many parents "self-referred" in K and 1st, before the NNAT is even offered. Their kids got spots and other kids then did not, even when scoring high enough on the NNAT in 2nd to be formally referred for services in 3rd grade. I've got one kid tagged in all four subjects, and the other kid tagged in nothing, and I can tell you as their parent that there is not a lot of difference in their raw intelligence. I think there are secret quotas at play here, and a higher # of parents who self-referred in K and 1 in my non-tagged child's class. I'm glad they are moving the NNAT down to 1st grade post-pandemic, because maybe that will stop the self-referral madness.[/quote]

I had no idea that there was a limit to kids being identified. Mine was ID'd early (not parent referral) and the form is ridiculous for kids that young (no idea if the form is different for school vs parent initiated). I don't know how a parent could answer most of the questions as a self-referral in K without thinking it's a bit ridiculous. There is literally a question about what your child's intellectual hobbies are.[/quote]

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