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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unless someone grew up with no moral compass whatsoever, people know what cheating is and they know when they are engaged in activities which are not strictly ethical.[/quote]

Is that he best argument the prepping-is-cheating folks have: you know it when you see it?! If you're going to call us cheaters, at least provide an argument.

Our students study for curricular tests in math, science, English, history, etc.We rehearse before delivering a speech. Athletes warm up before a game, practice extensively, and receive coaching. Similar for musicians. Are those sorts of prepping also forms of cheating?

As others have noted, FCPS teachers themselves help students to prep for these tests. Why i that particular amount of prep OK but any additional prep a form of cheating? And what doesn't FCP mention this prepping-is-cheating policy on their webpage? 
https://www.fcps.edu/node/39761[/quote]

The actual answer is that aptitude tests are not assessment tests and are designed to be taken cold, with no preparation beyond the 2-3 practice questions they give right before the test.  And practice, such as a workbook with lots of examples of types of questions and answers and how to answer them, significantly change (improve) the score and invalidate the results.  The school won't penalize a 1st or 2nd grader, they won't shame them or call them out. You don't have to worry about that.  They just don't put much weight into higher test scores anymore.  
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