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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do not understand how supposedly every child in DC has supposedly scored in the 99th percentile? Really? What is it that's so special with local children compared to others in the country? These are toddlers, not people that have had serious instruction. I think ppl on this post are exaggerating.[/quote]

DC has been alternately referred to as "Disneyworld for lawyers" and "Hollywood for geeks."  Anecdotally, it does seem as if having a law degree here is tantamount to having a high school diploma in other towns.  There is also a disproportionately high percentage of top-level physicians and research scientists here.  You add in great emphasis on education, opportunities for cultural enrichment, as well as the fact that most children taking the WPPSI or WISC are taking it because their parent(s) detect a reason for them to do so, and what you get are a lot of high scores.

That said, presuming that the aforementioned IQ tests are valid, there is a vast difference between a child who scores in the 132-135 range, which is a 99th percentile score, and a child who scores at, say, 145 or higher.  The former can probably be accomodated at a quality private with small enough class sizes and teachers who are skilled in differentiation, whereas the latter will need something more.  My child tested above 150 on the WPPSI and was bored to tears at her old preschool in MoCo.  We moved her to Feynman School and she is really excited to finally be learning at her own pace.      [/quote]

I don't understand why the second poster used the first post to brag about her kid's IQ scores.  Really, there's no connection between the first post, and the second poster's extraneous second paragraph.  Also, it's been said again and again, IQ scores at age 4 aren't all that reliable.  Please, stop giving parents of gifted kids a bad rap with this sort of gloating post!

Kids taking the WPPSI or WISC aren't taking it because "their parent(s) detect a reason for them to do so," at least for the majority.  They are doing it because they come from high-income families, i.e. families who can afford $30K for one kid and $60K for two kids.  Scholarship money doesn't flow all that freely.  So the link goes in the other direction:  high-SES kids apply to schools, and they have high IQs because they have enriched environments.  Also, I'll concede some genetic component to IQ, and a parent that earns big bucks is likely to be fairly bright too.[/quote]

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