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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Current CES parent here. My kid qualified for the lottery last year and got a spot too. MAP-R was in the 94th percentile. Score was nowhere near the 230-240 range. I am now questioning whether he even belongs in CES.[/quote]

Well, how is he doing so far?[/quote]

Doing just fine. He is thriving in this program. [/quote]

So, what... is the problem? Why would you be questioning whether he belongs?

Do people really think that a program designed with ~97-99th percentilers in mind would not be doable for nearly all 90th+ percentilers and the vast majority of 85th percentilers, etc.?

Or are you, PP, saying that while your kid is capable and thriving, you're questioning if he "deserves it?"

It's so hard for me to read this and not be concerned that some folks are so rigidly attached to numbers and status that those things would interfere with their perception of reality.[/quote]

Typically, I think it is but some of this depends on the specific teacher. At our CES one of the two teachers had very high expectations and was demanding. The kids learned a lot but here was a lot of pushback from some parents who weren't happy their precious didn't get straight A's or had homework.
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Right-- on average is all I meant. I just honestly don't understand the concern from someone whose kid is thriving and doing well. Why would a kid who is thriving and doing well in a situation not "belong?" I'm nonplussed. [/quote]

Because he is not in 99th percentile or has upwards of 230 score on MAP-R. It was just a comment. Its not a ‘concern’ as such. [/quote]

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