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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am the original poster and I must say that I am truly disgusted by these responses. I thought that I may receive some book suggestions or a kind word about my son developing at his own pace, but with the exception of the first post, it was more mean spirited than I thought possible. I feel that these responses speak to our inability to support each other in raising the best children that we can. I was the first child in my entire family to attend college, and had to find mentors outside of my family to achieve my goals. I worked hard and have a M.D. from Hopkins. I work with high school students every summer to help others reach their goals. So to have this type of response, I am shocked. I feel that we need to raise the level of discourse and find a way to support each other in making the world a place where our children can reach their potential. I may not be the best parent or the most gifted person, but I seek to improve this world through my actions and I hope that anyone who reads this post is challenged to take actions to do the same. [/quote]

Dear OP, I understand your disappointment with the responses. Unfortunately, since this is an anonymous forum, posters feel the freedom to behave in ways they would not face to face..they forget all of their manners.  To the PP who said OP was trying to change the world by prepping OP's DC - OP is simply calling for kinder, more helpful discourse is all.

Anyway, as you can see, OP, there are some who hold the point of of view that children should in no way, shape or form prepare for the NNAT or CoGAT, because they consider it "cheating", an unfair advantage, a false result, etc.

There is another camp that believes that you should absolutely prepare your child if you think the AAP program would benefit them and if you think prepping would improve DC's scores.  Levels of "prepping" can range from ordering some practice tests (look online), buying preparation materials (again online) or [b]even taking courses (summer enrichment classes.)[/b] If you are concerned about anxiety - I would just assure DC to try his best and answer all the questions.

Both camps apparently feel very strongly about their respective positions, so a seemingly innocent inquiry can inflame the thread.  [/quote]

What summer enrichment classes are there that will help a kid do better on the CoGAT?[/quote]

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