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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think kids who get into top-tier schools or Hunter necessarily choose to go to Speyer. If a child is truly gifted, shouldn’t they at least pass the first round of the Hunter exam?

I actually know quite a few kids who attend Speyer. Among students who later get into top-tier high schools, many transferred from public schools in grades 4–6—and they were already academically strong to begin with.

I don’t believe that all children at Speyer are genuinely gifted. It often feels more like a choice made by parents who want to believe that about their child.[/quote]

Yeah, the fundamental question with Speyer is who would rationally choose to go there in kindergarten; if your kid is actually all that gifted then you can send them to Hunter for free and have a guaranteed high school spot, and if they fall just short of that you can send them to a private school with bigger classes and nicer facilities and, likewise, a guaranteed high school spot. Hell, if you live in that neighborhood and specifically want a school within walking distance you can send them to Ethical. I'm sure there are anecdotal examples of kids turning down Dalton or Trinity or whatever to go to Speyer, but I can't imagine there are very many. So by its very nature it's ending up with the second tier of smart kids because the first tier have better options.[/quote]

You are assuming the process is a meritocracy which is a naive take. Your child can be top 10 smartest in the city and the process will still be a challenge to get admitted due to how heavily curated the classes are (gender, race, wealth, connections, alumni status, etc…). [/quote]

Sure, but this would also apply at Speyer. (maybe less so at Hunter, and if your child is truly that level of genius they'd have a strong chance at getting in in there) Nevertheless, to the extent that any spots at private schools are going to kids based on genuine merit, there are a bunch of other schools above Speyer in the pecking order that are likely to grab most of the smartest kids.[/quote]

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