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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] prep tests like cogat so kids have better chance to get their feet in the door. What is wrong with that? You have to prep everything in life if you want to achieve any goals. Parents here definitely obsessed with getting their kids to aap so why complaint about kids prepping tests? For whatever reason kids score well on tests prep or no prep. They both deserve the placement. Btw what really made the difference is the feedback from grade reports and teachers input. [/quote]

Stop. You know exactly what is wrong with it and no one is talking about looking at a couple of tests to be familiar with format. It's the kind of prep that invalidates the test and if you think because everyone does it and is obsessed is a good reason then you need your head and your morals examined. 
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FCPS knows it's wrong too hence the downweighting of the tests.[/quote][/b]

This is where FCPS is being dumb.  The same parents who are putting their kids in full prep classes are also putting their kids in academic enrichment classes.  The prepped kids are going to be the ones who are advanced in all subjects and will still do all of the busywork that the teacher gives them.  They're likely to do neat, pretty work and participate a lot in class.  Relying on HOPE makes it even easier for the hardcore preppers to get in.

Meanwhile, HOPE is likely to miss the actually gifted kids who are very quiet, have an undiagnosed LD, are so bored that they are completely disengaged, or who are so gifted that the teacher doesn't even understand what's going on in their heads.

My experience was with the equally flawed GBRS, but the score is pretty meaningless.  In 2nd grade, my kid got a score that indicated that the teacher absolutely did not think my kid belonged in AAP.  This teacher pretty obviously disliked my kid.  When we applied again in 3rd, the teacher was surprised that my kid wasn't in AAP and gave a perfect score.  The scores are very subjective and based much more on the specific teacher and your kid's relationship with that teacher than they are with the merits of your kid.  [/quote]

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