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[quote=Anonymous]PP no need to be rude. She was told by professionals she trusts that her child has advanced academic abilities and will need something more accelerated than a general ed classroom.  Please post links to the studies you referenced.

I suspect she's moving from Pennsylvania - which has Gifted IEPs - no disability required.

What is it with people around here. She must be made to understand that her kid's either not gifted or he's a freak?

Finally, to this poster:

[quote=Anonymous]How high is high?

In this area, there is a very high concentration of kids who test at or above national standard levels for gifted identification, both in the gifted or AAP program and in the general ed population.

The standards for gifted placement are much higher than in the rest of the country.

For example, one of my children scored 97% nationally on the qualifying tests for the AAP program.  This score, which would have placed her in any other gifted program in the country, was too low for Fairfax County and more than a few points below the cut off.  When the scores were separated for just Fairfax county, the same 97% national scores were below 90% in Fairfax County.  My child is one of many kids who did not qualify for gifted services here, in spite of scores that would have been a lock in other states.

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Nope. Kids in the DC area might be pretty bright, but your child wouldn't be gifted in Seattle or Bellevue, WA either.

OP - start him now for sure. If you return to your current region, you don't want him to be a year older than his classmates. [/quote]

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