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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Quick examples:

1)  If a 5th  or 6th grader passes the HSA Algebra 1 exam with a score of above 90% and has an math SAT score &gt; 700 (qualifies for the SET group at JHU for 13 yr old and under group) and wants to move ahead to geometry or algebra 2 I would qualify as an imbecile for blocking this move in preference for marinade in Math 5, 6 or IM in MPCS.  Even if MCPS is too lazy to expeditiously access the child and she on her own takes those exams as an example.

2)  If a student starts Kindergarten and has already mastered addition, multiplication, division and subtraction I would qualify as an imbecile  if his math menu is counting  blocks to 100 all year.  That is simply not commensurate with his achievement and not a challenge for her as it might be for her peers.  I find MCPS is either too lazy to assess and evaluate kids or is incompetent and doesn't know how to assess the achievement levels of K kids or doesn't care as their objective is not to challenge kids appropriately.

Most competent teachers and school systems know how to make these assessments and evaluations in an expeditious manner.

Do you want more case studies and examples?[/quote]

Please answer the question regarding C 2.0.

1. How did the parents who decided that their child is bored in class figure out that their child had mastered the grade level C 2.0 curriculum?
2. How did the parents obtain the complete C 2.0 math curriculum to answer the question above?

It is sad that you need to stoop to derogatory terms in any response.  Sure, Starr has violated your sense of entitlement but that's no reason to be obnoxious.  Ever wonder why MCPS ignores parents??

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To test giftedness, you really have to test above grade level, not at grade level.  MCPS does this with the 2nd grade Raven test.  It might do this with the MAP-R and MAP-M, but I don't know enough about them yet.  I was never sure about my kid's HG status until he was tested privately for the Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth.   In that test, my 4th grader took a 6th grade level test and graded out in the 90th percentile among 6th graders.   So if you have this kind of information and you see what your kid can do at home, then you know that adding numbers between 1 and 20 is not really challenging.

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