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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My favorite part of this whole discussion is how the private schools, while they argue how worthless the APs are, simultaneously give super creepy entrance tests to three-year olds that supposedly measure their aptitude. 
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The tests themselves are not super creepy. My DC thought it was fun to meet an adult who didn't treat him like a baby and thought they were just playing games. The troubling part was that the WPPSI mostly reflected family advantages -- being brought up in a highly verbal household with lots of reading and interaction with adults. It certainly disadvantaged kids raised in a non-English household or who don't have parents who can be deeply engaged.  It also leaves behind children from families that don't actively encourage little children to speak up and out. Worse, it gave some parents the notion that their children are exceptional for life, as opposed to their kids having led exceptionally privileged young lives. [/quote]

im guessing all those tests can do is identify children with severe disabilities. anything beyond that seems like voodoo. [/quote]

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