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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn't this weed out the kids who were prepped in?  My kid is definitely in classes with kids who don't belong in AAP but because they don't get counseled out or reevaluated annually, they're just stuck there and it's (a) hard for those kids and (b) annoying for the truly advanced kids who they are holding behind.[/quote]

You wouldn't be weeding out prepped kids, you would be weeding out the kids that are referred by parents.
On the whole, test scores reflect ability whether it is prepped or not.  An unprepared kid can underperform but a well prepared kid will not outperform.
Don't excuse your child's failure with the fact that other kids have studied.[/quote]

You have no idea what you're talking about. You are absolutely NOT supposed to prepare for tests like NNAT and COGAT. You can ABSOLUTELY trick those tests into believing your child is gifted because you have taught your child the strategies to answer the questions as opposed to actually gifted children who can intuitively answer the questions without any help at all. You don't see the difference there? [/quote]

The thing is, almost everyone preps for these so if you don't, you are at a disadvantage. Have you been to lotte in Fairfax? They sell cogat prep books. If you think people aren't prepping their kids then you are deluded. Also, AAP is no a gifted program. It's an advanced academic program. There is a difference.[/quote]

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