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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is up to the opinion of the committee where to draw the line. I believe this is where it gets very subjective. For example, student X is an excellent student at the top of all the groups but really shows no true "gifted" behaviors. [/quote]

The problem is that deciding whether a child does or does not exhibit "gifted behaviors" is a load of subjective BS.  Years ago, my child's 2nd grade teacher said that my child constantly had so many ideas buzzing around in her head that my child struggled to organize her thoughts.  That teacher gave my child a low-ish GBRS, largely due to sloppiness and a perceived notion on the teacher's part that my child lacked motivation to turn in "pretty" work.  A friend in the same class got a high GBRS, with the teacher stating that the child was really organized, eager to participate, and turned in work that was neatly done.  So, basically some teachers are idiots who equate people-pleasing, high executive function, and pretty handwriting with giftedness.

There have been plenty of posters with children who received very low GBRS in 2nd grade and then very high in 3rd.  This change is much more likely due to teacher bias and subjectivity than it is due to a radical change in behavior on the part of the child.  [/quote]

+1000. GBRS is just BS, cooked up by 2nd grade teacher and AART. They should only look at GBRS if one or both of NNAT & CogAT scores are low and that too should give only certain weightage. In our kids school the AAART teacher probably will give GBRS of 16 only to kids of people who keep chatting with her outside the main door where she stands daily. [/quote]

Sounds like sour grapes to me. Our AART doesn’t know my kid from Adam, has never seen or spoken to me, and my kid isn’t even receiving any level 2 or 3 services, and still managed to get a 13 GBRS. Not too bad![/quote]

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