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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is true, but in an effort to be kind to their own child some parents seem to be saying unkind things about other children which is not okay.

I think schools/teachers need to be cautious about not feeding into this competitive atmosphere. One teacher last year announced the purpose of the test to her class which raised a lot of questions for those students. Another teacher, my child's teacher, didn't say anything and to this day my child has no idea that test was related to the CES program and does not care.

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Sorry, didn’t mean that it was ok, just that it can be a particularly painful moment for some parents and they can misstep, not out of malice, but just in the shock of the moment. I knew parents who were genuinely perplexed and disappointed their child didn’t even get waitlisted into the program and they had absolutely no idea that their bright child wasn’t a clear choice for the program. If you have a kid in the top reading and math groups at school, you don’t necessarily know that there are several kids folded into those groups who should be doing much more challenging material. Not everyone tracks the stats on DCUM and they thought their kid was amazing for being a grade ahead. And this IS a great and wonderful kid in a million ways and a child who will surely do well in life. But this child would not have enjoyed the heavy reading load in the CES program at all. I also knew kids waitlisted who would have been really happy in the program.

So I guess I’m just saying that these letters arrive and some unexpected truths can come clear for otherwise super nice and sane people. And also, if your child is not selected, please remember that they will repeat your words and that making up reasons like affirmative action as a reason can actually make kids feel like it is somehow a terrible thing that they didn’t get in. Consider saying nothing at all because most kids have completely forgotten about the testing at this point. And please also note that the kids who did get in probably need the program desperately, you may have no idea, and they are also nervous little kids who are very worried that they are going to lose their friends. So have a heart all-around and let the kids ignore it as much as possible.[/quote]

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