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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Because kids who are prepped: (1) [b]bloat the size of the program[/b], and create a situations where parents argue it is not a true GT program and (2) slow the entire class down Because they cannot perform at the same level in an u prepped setting.[/quote]

Far better to have bloated GT programs rather than bloated prisons.  There is no downside to the habits of mental, intellectual, and academic prepping.  If there are any issues, it's certainly not related to prepping but rather the goals, mission, and administration of the GT program.  Far better to have a bloat of highly prepared and performing children than a society of poorly performing misfits![/quote]

:D   Because anyone who doesn't prep will most definitely end up a "poorly performing misfit." Those are the only two possibilities in life.

Fortunately, those are not our only two choices. It is perfectly possible to do well in life without test prepping, and I know plenty of people who are proof of that.

I like what I read in another thread:"People can work hard and get good grades, but you can't teach smart."  In other words, all the hard work in the world will get you nowhere if you don't have the intelligence underlying it. You can prep and prep kids, but if they aren't smart, they are limited as to how far they can go in the long run.  If they're smart, they don't need test prepping.

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You know, I used to believe this because I was one of the naturally smart ones growing up.  I thought if I was in GT, got into the best undergrad, the best grade school, the best job, I would be ahead of everyone else.  You know what, a lot of kids from growing up who were never in the GT/AP/advanced classes are doing GREAT now.  Some were never great students, but they had high EQ or were really hard workers and this has paid off for them more than it ever did for me who was academic "smart."

I have been thinking about this topic a lot lately because I have an older child in AAP and a younger child in 2nd who I know is not destined for AAP.  He just doesn't get things easily like my older child did.  I have prepped him a bit (Amazon workbook), but I know the program is not really right for him.  That said, my second grader has fantastic EQ and personality and will probably be every bit as successful as my child in AAP who happened to get a bit more natural ability.

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