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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Alice thinks test preparation and a robust habit of voluminous reading and tinkering are mutually exclusive.
Some talented and bright children have the capacity for both.[/quote]

Of course they have the capacity for both. It is up to their parents to teach them the best way to do things in life. The school has asked parents to refrain from practicing particular types of test questions with our children. What am I teaching my child when I do it anyway?

Teaching a child how to learn and not take shortcuts will be more valuable in the long run. It might appear that the test prepped child is smart because of a test score, but the ability to handle new information and challenges will not be affected by a test score. A "talented and bright" child does not need to waste time practicing those questions in advance of the second grade test; that child will do fine on the test and would be better off doing something truly educational.

How about the kid that preps, gets into AAP, and then gets to do something "truly educational" for the next 7 years?  He has better teachers, more challenging assignments, and an enriching environment full of all those kids "doings something truly educational".  Before you say he will not do well, or be overwhelmed in AAP having prepped to get in, save it, as it is an academic program where studying and good work practices (like the one's he learned while prepping) are all that is needed for a kid in the 85%+ percentile to do well.  I know, I have two kids who barely made it in the program and both were prepped.

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