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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]New Paltz High?

Grace Church is moving up in the world. I've been saying it for a while.

Though I still wouldn't send my kid to Speyer.[/quote]

Why not? For unhooked kids, it seems like the best way to end up at a TT. [/quote]

Life isn't just about getting to a TT. I want my kid to be happy, socialized, and, dare I say it, well-rounded.[/quote]

Are Speyer kids not well rounded? I
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I have only met a few so might be wrong (very unique for dcum that I am actually admitting potential limitations to my infinite wisdom) but all were socially awkward and parents were strivers who thought their child was perfect.[/quote]

Yeah I am not a fan of the "gifted" label and Speyer is very vague on how they are assessing giftedness. I also worry about my kid being around other kids whose parents all think they are gifted, and my own kid identifying with the gifted label - it usually does more harm than good. [/quote]

Speyer is the NYC location for CTY, which used to be a very selective thing but now it seems like getting a 98th percentile on a MAP test in kindergarten is enough to be permanently 'gifted.'[/quote]

It's still selective. You can't participate in their courses without getting a high qualifying score on either the SCAT, SAT, or ACT. [/quote]

Sorry, that's not true - speaking as somebody who did that very thing, getting my kids permanently listed as "gifted" per CTY with 98th percentile kindergarten MAP test scores.

See https://cty.jhu.edu/testing/existing-test-scores - there are a bunch of untimed achievement tests and such on there, any of which will give you permanent lifetime CTY status with a 98 or better. (I was actually kind of bummed when I discovered this since I did the whole process myself back in middle school)[/quote]

Those scores qualify you to take the talent search test. Here are the scores you need to qualify for their advanced coursework ("Advanced CTY").

https://cty.jhu.edu/testing/identification-levels[/quote]

Sorry, they qualify you to register for their camps/courses too. "Advanced CTY" is a handful of additional courses, but you can do the full CTY experience and sign up for the vast majority of CTY courses with just a 98 on iReady or whatever.[/quote]

Wow. That must be a recent change. It used to be that you could only do very limited "family programming" without a qualifying SAT/ACT/SCAT score. [/quote]

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