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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Will it be work if the kid is 4th grad and working 7th grader math with a tutor? Nothing to learn in school so I had to hire a tutor to learn something new.[/quote]

[b]The problem is that this could come across as the parent wanting the child to appear to be ahead of the other kids and thus hiring a tutor to teach 7th grade math.[/b] Not saying this is what happening, just that it could appear that way. I believe that a better indicator of the need for AAP is when a child is doing things on his own, such as choosing higher level books at the library, bringing them home and reading and discussing them. You as a parent could write about how your child has initiated certain behaviors that show the need for a different type of classroom and your child's teachers should be writing about similar incidents on his GBRS.

I would not bother with outside references at all, and especially not from a tutor. Just too many ways that can backfire.
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But what if after this 4th grade kid said he/she was bored at school and was tested, say on an achievement test such as a the Woodcock Johsnson and was found to be operating at the 7th grade level?  Then the parent acquired tutoring to get the kid more in line with their ability rather than settling for the 4th grade curriculum at the school?  Would that have a potential to backfire?

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