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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm asking bc dh and I are having a disagreement about prepping my kid for the entry tests. Our child will qualify - but my husband thinks we should prep him anyway bc teachers will look at the scores for placement within aap. Our child  hold can hold his own with 4th graders in math, reading, and is very talented in computer programming and we had discussions last year with the school about having him skip first grade so they school is aware. But I feel like it is a waste of time since he will likely crush the test without prep.[/quote]

This is terrible!  I guess it's possible that in 3rd grade kids could be tracked by standardized scores-- but I have never heard of this (and sent 2 kids through the ES center) and think that the opposite would happen-- they would try to make the classes as even as possible academically-- a mix of high and lower qualifiers.  I think that math is the only place that tracking could happen. Some Centers track a small cohort of kids to take Algebra I in 6th instead of 7th.  But this should not start until 4th, and should be based on demonstrated math aptitude (teacher selection) and not 1st-2nd grade standardized scores. And lots of centers do not have this option. Give you DC a break. Once they qualify for AAP, their demonstrated aptitude day in and day out is a lot more important than a few COGAT points.  [/quote]

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