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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One PP wrote "Despite what others say, not every child accepted is 99th percentile." More than true. I fact most children are certainly not in 99th percentile as those children are trouble - they need extra accommodations private schools are not equipped at all to provide in lower schools. [/quote]

You absolutely don't know what you're talking about.  All three of my children were at 99+ and while they needed some differentiation and sometimes more challenge, they were absolutely fine at one of th Big 3s.  How dare you label children you know nothing about?  [/quote]

May you tone down a bit, please? I DARE as I have a 99.9 so do know what I am talking about. Good for you your children were absolutely fine. Not all children get enough with differentiation and some little challenge. Some children even loose interest in school - and fail. An high IQ score does not predict anything but a different way of thinking and handling things. It does not mean systematically success especially in a regular classroom setting. Fortunately DC is doing well but it took us parents a lot of energy to advocate - lower school was just an extremely bad experience in an excellent school in NW DC. [/quote]

Tone down?  Look at your original post where you make sweeping generalizations about children who score at 99+ as "trouble" and needing "special accommodations," and a blanket statement that "private schools" are "not at all equipped" to provide accommodations needdd by such children.

You're obviously a troll, as you know nothing about the WPPSI, private schools, or gifted children.

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I'm not OP, but you sound crazy.  Why so defensive?  I happen to think more along the lines of PP that schools seem to favor kids in the  80-90% than 99%.  It doesn't mean they don't accept these kids or that these kids don't do as well, just that they're not typical.  The typical student is above-average, but not gifted. And if you don't believe me, please talk to some of the ADs.  They'll say the exact same thing.[/quote]

And you sound like someone with reading comprehension problems.  Take a look at the original post, which made sweeping claims about gifted children and private schools.

It's true that not every child in the Top 3 schools are "gifted," but it's also true that not every child who scores 99.9 on the WPPSI can't function in a normal, private school environment.  PP's child clearly could not, but many can.

I think gifted children who are not integrated into "normal" environments are more prone to being out of sync with their peers in all ways.  Gifted children are still children emotionally.  They need to learn social skills and how to get along with other children who are not gifted.  Because eventually they'll need to figure out how to relate to people who are not gifted.  If they don't, they may lead some sad lives.

I say that as someone who scores 170 on the SB scale and went through public schools with minimal "intervention."  I was allowed to do a lot of independent work and had the support of some great teachers.  I am the poster whose children are all at 99.9 -- forgive me for not adding the decimal -- it sounds braggy to me, but since some readers needed to make that distinction clear ... :roll:

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What is normal environment?  All those gifted kids that attend Feynman or are in the G&T schools  are also in a normal environment.  So many bizarre assumptions that learning with your academic peers means not getting proper socialization. [/quote]

PP accused to be a troll. Unfortunately I am not. And I really do not get why you are so offensive about this. Good for you you made it through and so did your children: it is usually not the case at that level of giftedness, no matter how hard you try to defend your position. Just accept the fact that your case is not common and your family was really lucky. And please, some people may have different views and be as gifted are you are  :D [/quote]

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