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I'm not saying that is the same as spending an hour every day for six months doing practice questions, but that IS prepping and it is weird to write a big long "I don't prep with a great deal of conviction" post when you did prep, but only a little.  [/quote]

^^^ This proves the point that a lot of people [i]say[/i] they aren't prepping when they actually [i]are[/i] prepping.   :mrgreen: It's so naive to imagine that the same county that has many test prep centers, TJ prep classes for elementary students(!), a kumon on every corner, kids prepping for the IAAT, etc. doesn't also have tons of prepping for the NNAT and CogAT.  A lot of people really want their kids to have access to the best education possible, and they will do whatever they can to improve their chances.    [/quote]

With all the ways to prep for tests mentioned above, showing a kid a few sample questions and explaining the directions hardly qualifies as "prepping," especially when there are kids who have been doing prep questions on a regular basis for months ahead of time. The sample questions and directions are meant to be seen ahead of time- that is very different from practicing the same type of questions over and over again in advance of the test. 
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Yes, when parents do that, it's prepping.

It's only one test in 1st grade.  They're just 6-7 year olds.  FCPS understands that some students will get this type of test and others won't, and that some might have done better on it with another year's maturity, or with a different day with more sleep and better breakfast.  If your DC scores highly on the NNAT, good.  If not, then it doesn't hurt anything.  Literally.[/quote]

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