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[quote=Anonymous]In many suburbs of the DMV, there's an unusually high percentage of highly educated parents. Highly educated people generally have higher IQs. In some professions, the average IQ is 130+.

Since a child's IQ is typically within one standard deviation (roughly 15 points) of the average of their parents' IQs, an incredibly high percentage of kids in this area have an IQ of 130+ -- i.e. two standard deviations above average. Certainly there are plenty of kids in the 115-130 range (one standard deviation above average).

That means that if your child goes to a typical public school in, say, Bethesda (notable for its well-educated demographic), or a good private school anywhere in the area, the "typical" kid they're going to school with probably has a 120+ IQ.

Therefore, a school for the "gifted" with a 120-on-a-single-subtest minimum bar (and Nysmith will consider exceptions to that) isn't likely to be significantly different in terms of the student population (beyond, of course, serving a more diverse range of families that have lesser education or wealth).

The DMV needs stable, well-run gifted schools that serve the 145+ students that need an exceptional level of academic challenge, coupled with age-appropriate social-emotional learning. Unfortunately, we don't have any of those.[/quote]

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