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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I agree with all these concerns.

But if FCPS truly wants the best kids in the class, regardless of age, it takes the top 5%. It's just another way to look at it.

As it is currently in most FCPS starting from 1st grade, reading groups, math groups, and word study groups are   all grouped according to performance on an assessment, not "potential". This is the same thing, just on a bigger scale. 
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What nonsense! Have you seen these tests? They have nothing to do with grade-level reading, word study etc. They are testing intelligence indicators which are totally affected by age and maturity, not knowledge. So the whole argument "if they cannot be among the 5%, they do not deserve AAP placement anyway" is totally rubbish. And FYI, many of the younger kids, who are doubly diadvantaged by this year's stupid decision not to age-adjust the test, are already in the pool based on their performance in last year's (age-adjusted) NNAT test. So it's not an issue of being in the pool or not, but whether it is even legitimate to administer and use a test like CogAT (which is totally affected by age) and leave the scores unadjusted...[/quote]

+1000. We should all call/email the respective AARTs to make the point so that they can take it to the Central Screening committee.[/quote]

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