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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Believe it or not, TJ admissions do not validate whether a school is up to par or not-   [/quote]

As Nysmith specifically markets itself as a "school for the gifted", the rate at which their kids are admitted to TJ definitely validates whether or not their students are actually "gifted" and being educated accordingly.[/quote]

What is your definition of ‘gifted’? Is a child who writes at college level considered gifted ? Or a child whose artistic or musical ability surpasses the average considered gifted? Or are you holding on to a narrow definition of gifted which says every kid who cant do high school math cannot be considered gifted?[/quote]

And dear FCPS parent - what is your definition of gifted? AAP curiculum and SOL scores and having your child in every activity and enrichment class under the sun? So he gets into TJ?[/quote]
My definition is when my child’s neuropsychologist tells me such[/quote]

Well if you really did consult a neuropsychologist, they would tell you that "gifted" can mean many different things depending on how many std dev above the mean ie IQ ranges of 115, 130, 145, or 160 - 1 2 3 or 4 std dev above the mean for the std wisc-V test with extended norms.  Most kids who are in competitive private schools and/or the bright kids in this area with 2 highly educated parents are probably at the 1 std dev level above the mean.  The2 st dev "gifted" label for 130+ IQ is an fcps(aap) traditional cut-off but many other districts use the IQ 145+ 3 std dev defn (mine did when I was growing up and the was our county-wide cutoff.  And amongst the cynics on dcum no one is impressed until they see a "truly gifted" kid with the 4 std dev 160 IQ.

But each of these populations can benefit from a curriculum tailored to their needs.  It is an empirical question whether a particular curriculum or school is the best fit for your gifted child given their std dev level and the peer group which most motivates them to enjoy learning and fit in to their school peer group.

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