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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No one is arguing againg intellectual enrichment. [b]What people are arguing is that prepping for a specific test does not increase anything beyond the test score on that test. [/b] The AAP tests are used based on the assumption that there was no prep. They are scaled that way. If the kids prep, then a different scaling will be required. In effect FCPS is doing that by downweighting the tests relative to the GBRS.[/quote] I disagree. Extensive prepping for a test could strengthen neural pathways in the brain. This could potentially lead to the development of a better conceptual understanding of the topic being studied. See (http://www.sciencemag.org/content/331/6018/772.abstract) for further elaboration on this.[/quote]
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