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[quote=Anonymous]I was never tested.  I went to schools with programs.  My mom remembers asking about them.  I was clearly bright.  But, I was never tested.

Hmm, we were poor, and my parents had a lot on their minds raising 4 kids.  I was also shy, quiet, and bored out of my mind.  I seriously thought school was where you re-learn stuff and do busy work.  Those standardized tests were so easy, I would make codes out of them, then doodle.

In high school I survived by getting into the hardest classes and playing varsity sports year round.  I got stellar grades, took the hardest possible schedule, and picked up over 30 college credits.  Still not gifted, but I was a national merit semi-finalist.  (I never took the SAT to advance, because no one told me to.)  I did get perfect scores on the ACT except math.  I went to a top 25 university.

I was tested by the military eventually.  I got a 139 on the raven.  So, I think I am somewhat gifted.  And, as stupid as it sounds, I feel hurt I wasn't ID'd as a kid.

I just want to be more involved in my kids' academic stuff.  My parents just did not care.  They were very flippant about it.  Still are.  You would think they were trying to do me a favor, but I think they were just lazy.

(DH was ID'd in elementary, and he has a completely different story.  FTR, he did worse in HS and college.  But, he is doing great now.)[/quote]

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