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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op. I had kids who got all fours but I gave them low GBRs because they did very little in class. Getting fours in second grade is not that difficult. Kids who had thoughtful or creative ays of thinking and shared those in class were the ones I looked for.  I had two students who had a 142 and 145 CoGAT, respectively, who I gave GBRs of 7 (raised from 4 because my Aart said I needed to) who had no useful work samples and had mostly fours both get in.  Neither ever did anything to evidence advanced abilities but were able to get 4s in subject matter (except for writing) [b]because they studied and could regurgitate what was needed to do well on math, social studies, and science tests[/b].  [b]Neither ever contributed to class discussions[/b].[/quote]

First bolded language assumes a lot about why the students were doing well in those subjects. Also, could be viewed as implicit bias?

Second is not related to whether a child is gifted or not.

[b]The response above illustrates why GBRS should only be a small factor in AAP placement and not a determinative one.[/b]    [/quote]

Agree 100%! Some little kids are introverted/anxious and talk very less but that does not mean they don't have advanced abilities![/quote]

Yeah.  I'm pretty skeptical about a teacher "not seeing" giftedness in kids with 99.9th percentile scores.  Maybe the teacher was doing a terrible job with engaging those kids, and they were bored out of their minds.  OP didn't answer whether they were considered above grade level in reading and math.  [/quote]

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