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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Sure, there may be some over-the-top parents here and there getting "coaching" for their kids but I think that a.) that is the exception, rather than the rule and b.) I don't think "coaching" would be terribly effective and any gains w would at best be marginal, given the nature of many of the questions. They are typically not knowledge-based questions, nor are they typically formulaic problem solving questions like normal testing that one can more effectively coach someone on.  
 
 
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Agree, to a point.  When kids are given "practice tests" that are exactly like the test they are given for real, you can expect the scores to be significantly higher[/quote]

Regardless of how they do in the test, most are regular smart kids, who work hard.  The whole "highly gifted" label I will buy if they are Doogie Howser or Jimmy Neutron![/quote]

You DO realize that Doogie Howser and Jimmy Neutron aren't real people?

It doesn't work like it does in TV fantasy land.[/quote]

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