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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have sort of the opposite question.  If my child doesn't get in from the in-school tests, but scored a 140 on the WISC, is the general opinion that I should definitely apply for him?  To be honest, I was a bit surprised at how well he did.  He does pretty well in school, but he certainly doesn't like to work too hard! For those with experience with the AAP - for children that are very bright but need a ton of pushing to do homework, etc. is the AAP a good place for them?[/quote]

My dd has an IQ of 145, but is the classic underachiever. She doesn't like to have to try. Many things come very easy to her, and then when she actually has to think about something she tends to hit a wall. AAP has been a bit of a struggle, just to get her to put forth the effort and really think and study. Luckily, her teacher has her all figured out. She knows about her photographic memory and that anything that requires memorization or fact recall she doesn't even have to think about. But she pushes her to think and try in things like math and other areas that require data manipulation or creativity. [/quote]

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