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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You definitely sound like one of "those" parents, 8:08. [/quote]

Okay, you're right,  if someone's child has high NNAT,  CogAt, and WISC , they should ignore all of those and defer to the GBRS because otherwise you are one of "those" parents.  And if your child has a high GBRS and you think it's okay for a parent of a child with high  scores on all 3 tests to question the GBRS then you are one of "those" parents, sounds entirely logical to me :) 
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To be fair, no one is saying the they should "defer" to the GBRS, only that the GBRS adds value to the process. It is only one part of the application package, along with the test scores, the parent input, and work samples from school and home.

The child spends about six hours a day at school, so it does make sense to look at his/her behavior during those hours when deciding on a classroom placement that fits the child's learning needs. And the people who are there and see the child the most during school hours are the teachers.

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Actually someone was criticized for saying the GBRS in her child's case wasn't  an accurate reflection of her child based on the three tests and her observations.   I am in no way advocating that the GBRS isn't valuable,  I think it is really important, I just don't like the "those" parent label placed on anyone who thinks the GBRS is not a good reflection of their child's abilities.  Classes are full, some teachers are new, some really gifted kids are shy.....There are a lot of variables that could result in a GBRS not being a good measure of a "child's "giftedness" so I think GBRS is very valuable but not in every case an accurate judge of the child's giftedness.[/quote]

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