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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't realize people prepped 1st and 2nd graders for these tests until after my kid had taken both of them.  We didn't even know that they were administering the NNAT until we got the score report.

How do you even get a 6-8 year old to test prep?  Practice tests?  Games?  I can't see either of mine being at all interested in that.

When I see kids with consistently high scores and a low GBRS, I assume that they are either shy about sharing their talents in class or have a personality conflict with their teacher, but I'm also not on the selection committee so my opinion probably doesn't matter.[/quote]

[b]It's big among certain ethnic groups[/b]. People sign their kids up for classes that teach them how to take the tests.[/quote]
I disagree with PP's assertion about "certain ethnic groups". Look, if your kid is dumber than a box of rocks, no prepping will get him/her into AAP.

I think we can agree that we're not talking about Steven Hawking smart. We're just talking about your-average-geniuses. For the later, it a mixture of talent, hard work and dedicated parents. Making time everyday to do homework with your child has more impact than any test prep. Just stop griping about what you perceive in "certain ethnic groups". There is NO limit on the AAP class sizes. There is room for everyone. Just worry about your own kid. 
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Uhhhh....because they are 7 years old.

Doing homework everyday with your kid does more for overall academic success, but being prepped on how to do the problems on the NNAT and CogAT has a bigger impact on the test results.[b]  That's why when kids are preparing for the SATs they don't just rely on homework, they actually take practice SATs. [/b]  You are right about no limits on number of admits, so I don't care if any eithnic groups prep, but prepping for tests using tests will similar materials can make a bigger difference than homework.  [/quote]
So... why is prepping for the SATs okay but not for AAP? Because one is accepted by the main stream but the other is not.
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