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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My 2 cents:

GBRS are based on at least 2 professional's assements, not just the teacher but also the AART, and approved by a principal. It is true that the AART may not know a child well that it's mainly the 2nd grade teacher. For my DC, I know the AART had substantive input. Of course one can disagree and question the score. GBRS are subjective by definition. Not sure what "pure" subjective means.

IMO parents who get a WISC for their child are not buying their way into AAP. Some childeren may be bored or shy  and not shine in class to get a strong GBRS (11 or 12+). They also may be close on the COGAT and/or NNAT. The WISC is another metric and probably the best in terms of measuring cognitive abilities. The child still has to score in the gifted range to get in to AAP. Also, as good as teachers are, there is no way for them to know a child's abilities as well as a parent. So I say let parents WISC. I do not understand parents that aren't eligible for subsidized testing to say they don't want to pay $400 for the test. If you truly believe your child belongs in the class then sacrafice something... make it happen. The only way a parent is buying into the program is if they pay for fake test results.

BTW, MY DC found eligible this year with no WISC.  [/quote]

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