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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP, why are all these aap classes filled to the brim the Asian kids when its supposed to be “gifted” kids? [/quote]

They achieve the needed test scores on the NNAT and CogAT and so are in pool. Their classwork is good enough and they get the GBRS. Start a new topic if you want to explore the why, which is a different question and not really a fit for this topic.[/quote]

Hi, I’m the poster asking about mostly Asians getting into aap. I posted here because I’m a parent at Colvin Run and volunteer a lot so I get to know all the kids. It’s clear the majority get into aap, which we all already know because they study for those tests as you mentioned. For example, I saw in one 3rd grade class all the kids are Asian except for 2 kids. However, I’ll be honest. I don’t see any difference or signs of “giftedness” between the aap and gen ed kids at the school. Is this specific to Colvin Run or are all the center schools like this where if you prep for the nnat and cogat and in the pool you get in? Are all the centers school filled mainly with aap kids who just had pushy parents? I’m considering moving which is why I ask. [/quote]

Based only on comments that I have read here and the stereotypes that accompany said comments, Asian parents are more likely to put their kids into after school tutoring programs and stress that their kids get ahead of the class in academics. As such, their kids are more likely to score high on the NNAT and the CogAT and do better on report cards and the like. It is not so much that they are more gifted but that their parents are more focused on academics then the traditional American household.

If you look at the questions on the NNAT and CogAT, you can find samples online, you can see where any parent who reads to their kid regularly and plays math games and the like with them would do well on the NNAT and CogAT. Asian families have the reputation of sending kids to Prep Centers for these exams to insure that their kids score high enough to get into AAP.

So no, there is no genetic advantage that Asian kids have but there appears to be a cultural advantage when it comes to academics.

[b]There are plenty of studies that show that the kids who show up to Kindergarten reading or who are far ahead in reading/math/writing tend to be at grade level by the time they hit thrid grade[/b]. The kids whose parents spent less time reading to or playing math games or the like catch up over the course of a few years of school. I suspect that you would find something similar in third grade with AAP vs Gen Ed students.

If you could make a test that people did not learn enough about to prep their kid so that their kid can crush the test. [/quote]

DP.  There aren't studies that show this. If you've seen any, please post them. [/quote]

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