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[quote=Anonymous][quote]No you don't get it. Since you are so fascinated with the older Manning child, let me give an analogy using Peyton.

We want to know how far Peyton can throw the ball....How far the ball goes will be a function of the throw and the wind. If he throws 50 times in a closed stadium, the results will be meaningful. In a Hurricane, he may be able to throw the ball 100 yards down wind, or 10 yard up wind. In the storm, I could throw the ball 80 yards down wind. But inside, Peyton can throw the ball 60 years. That does not make me the better QB. The wind adds noise to the measurement. It reflects the reliability of the measurement.

Similarly, test prep for the AAP entrance exam by obtaining "the exact form of the test" by any means will severely impact the ability to measure the intelligence out of the test. Just like me throwing the football in a hurricane. I can not know how far I threw the ball, and the county can not know how much of the score was from intelligence, and how much is from prepping. (and how much was from ADD, distractions, puppies, etc). What the county is trying to measure is raw capability, not work ethic. They get that in the GBRS. And a high score on the CogAT does not make your kid smarted. It will not lead to more money. How will the county deal with this? The will ignore test scores. They will have no choice. Oh, and the county is the source on appropriate behavior in a county administered exam.[/quote]
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Sounds like an excuse made by those who cannot compete on the football field, the swimming pool or the classroom.  Those like Peyton, Phelps and and other high performers who work hard and prep have heard it for decades.  Potential in the womb gets you no where (unless mommy and daddy have connections and generational trust funds).  Even someone like Peyton understands this.  That's why he preps and works hard.  If one as "gifted" as Peyton and Phelps, by the poster's unabashed admission, understand this do you think these guys would not prep and work hard if their gifts were for music or math.

Excuses made by retiring flunkies signifying nothing and who fear discipline in their lives.

If your kids want to be like Peyton they WILL prepare and work hard just like high performing academicians.  This has nothing to do with theft, cheating or genes.  It's called discipline.

Prep is paramount in Peyton's Place.  Try it, you'll be better off for it no matter your bloody IQ or how much you bench press!  I am surprised FCPS doesn't know this and preach this to its all its citizens.  But, don't forget to get a good night's sleep and eat hearty green ham and eggs in the morning.  Peyton does so.
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