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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son received his letter the summer after kindergarten. In the referral letter, I provided brief input - such as his PAL scores. I knew the teacher was also going to refer him. It's funny - now that my son is in 5th grade in Fairfax's AAP program, I have no idea how they truly assess 5 year old kids.[/quote]

They can't.  Tracking kids prior to a minimum of 3rd grade is idiotic.  Kids in play-based preschools often end up surpassing standards down the road.  BUT--kids that were in Kumon preschool and doing worksheets and memorizing facts appear to be 'gifted' MERELY because there were introduced to material earlier.  [/quote]

That is exactly what the principal said when we went on a kindergarten tour in Arlington and a parent asked. She said it is difficult to differentiate between a kid who is precocious and smart from a well resourced home vs. a kid who is gifted and needs extra support. [b]Giftedness is not just doing things ahead of grade level or “not being bored”[/b]. [/quote]

I don't understand this. If a kid is advanced, does it really matter if it's because they're "truly gifted" or just precious and smart? From everything I've seen, in APS and most other areas, the gifted program is just another form of differentiation, not some kind of special curriculum for kids who have fancy brains. And it's not like kids who are "just" precocious don't need coursework advanced enough to not be bored. [/quote]

Because it evens out and truly gifted kids blow by early identified not truly gifted.

There are also numerous studies that play based preschool ultimately creates more intelligent kids but those gains aren’t seen until post 3rd grade because they start K not prepped and memorized.[/quote]

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