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[quote=Anonymous]Maybe they are testing because they aren't sure?  It's hard to know what your child's abilities are.  That doesn't make them crazy, pushy parents who over-estimate their kids' academic abilities -- everyone has the right to give the test a shot!  Would you prefer that the county be the gatekeeper of who gets to take it?

And of course there are many bright kids who don't "make the cut" -- that's the whole point of the HGC.  It's supposed to serve children in the upper 2 or 3% who really can't be served easily by their home school.  Like it or not, those kids exist and they have the right to an appropriate education, even if it means that some parents will be disappointed.

THe problem isn't the HGCs, IMO.  it's the fact that people think that not getting into one means you're not really "gifted", when in reality being in the 94% percentile is still pretty damn gifted and deserving of challenge.  It's the fact that MCPS doesn't have any really effective way if challenging kids who fall under the 2 - 3% or who don't want to/can't attend a school other than their home school, particularly in elementary school.[/quote]

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