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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]This is what we did. And I don't feel the tiniest bit of guilt. There were questions in the book that were easy to answer but would be difficult for kids who had never seen that type of question before. [/quote]

Of course the questions are easier after the child has seen and practiced doing that type of question. The point of the test is to separate out the kids who can understand and answer questions of a type they've never seen before, the kids who can figure out how to do problems without an adult telling them how.

A kid who can figure out those questions without being told in advance how to do them might really need and benefit from a different kind of education. The kid who can't do it on his own but can remember how he is taught to answer a question[b] will probably do fine in a regular classroom. [/b]
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No.  Sorry.

SO MANY more kids would benefit from the teaching that goes on at the HGC than just the ones who get accepted.  Sure, a kid might 'do fine' in a regular classroom, but I'd rather my kid be challenged.  Who doesn't want that for their kid.

If they want to expand the program, I'd be all for that.  Until then, there is no issue in my mind if people get a workbook off of Amazon, or take a test prep class.

All families enrich their kids education in different ways.  Some parents pay for piano lessons.  Some parents travel the world.  Some parents hire a Spanish speaking nanny because they want their kid to be bilingual.  Prepping for a test is not cheating, any more than taking your kid to the Natural History museum is 'cheating'.    [/quote]

Good response![/quote]

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