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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] They also call those parents, good parents.  They are the opposite of parents that take no interest in their children's studies, do not prepare them, do no planning for the best outcome, are uninformed, etc.  You can look to statistics for under achieving schools and clearly see a correlation between parental lack of involvement and poor academic performance.  [b]That said, both of my children were prepped by me for weeks prior to taking the standardized tests, scored well but not at the highest end.   We worked nightly on reading, math, and studying for their tests in first and second grade [/b](as we still do) and they were prepared and did well on their report cards (another pillar considered in admission).  I also encouraged them to participate in class and speak their minds and not be shy (see categories of GBRS).  Both my children were admitted to the program and are doing great.  However, they are not at the genius level.   I applaud those parents who instill in their children a sense of work ethic and the associate benefits that result from organization and preparation.   Just to be clear, this is not all encompassing.  My kids have always enjoyed several after school sports and have time for an hour of tv a day.  I would rather have my child in the AAP program if he is borderline as the preparation and enrichment is far superior to the middle of the road work at the base school.

By the way, maligning a parent for wanting the best education for his child by implying they are driven by a need for "bragging rights" is an asinine generalization.   Rather, those who advocate exclusion of children who meet the admission metrics, but are not at the genius level are the ones with superiority complexes.  Please provide the GBRS scores and the standarized test scores to support your assertion that "I know several in our local center who are there not due to their score meeting the requirement but due to parental persuasion!".  Please, admissions are made by a central board with no direct contact to "parental persuasion".[/quote]

Are you saying you prepped your kids for weeks for the standardized test?  I hope you saved up for therapy.  You are a bad parent.  As pad as the parent that yelled at me last night because they did not like the way I was coaching.  Proper engagement is helping with the HW assingments.  I bet your kids also have the nicest presentations at the science fair.

Too bad they do not let you take the COGAT for your kids.[/quote]

Wow.  Sorry you got yelled at by a parent that was unhappy with your coaching.  Why don't you just coach like you raise your kids and give everyone a "participation medal", and they will all feel better?  Afterall, there are no winners and losers in life (or in school), everyone is a winner who tries their best!  Try and increase that 47%.

I, like many parents who chose to home school their kids, want to take an active role in helping my kids learn, do well, and be prepared.  This sometimes results in topics that go beyond the standard worksheets that come home each night.  Sorry if this exceeds your "proper engagement" standards of only helping with HW assignments and limiting any additional discussion, academic challenge, or critical thinking exercises.  The result is my kids are doing well in school, are in a great AAP program that preparation helped them qualify for, are good at sports (because they practice on their own), and are confident and responsible, and are having fun.  If this makes me a bad parent, I will have to accept it.

Also, thank you PP for the complement.
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