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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"how is everyone so sure there kid would be "advanced" in other school systems, not just DC? this is an honest question. I am seriously considering staying in a wotp feeder pattern for the long haul, but not convinced with all these parents who seem so self assured if their kid was in FCPS or MCPS, for example, they would be "advanced." DC CAS cannot honestly be that challenging, so being advanced by that is not super convincing IMO. Not challenging the notion there are bright children at Janney, just how do you know how they honestly compare to other school districts, not just other DCPS?"

When I said that my kid tests several grade levels ahead, I meant on standardize intelligence/cognitive tests given by educational psychologists and developmental specialists, tests that are used nationally.  My kid tends to test around the 95%, which puts him probably around the top 1/3 or 1/4 of his class at Janney, but certainly does not make him standout.  I think this is pretty common for any high-performing, high-SES school, whether in DCPS or burbs.  As I was told, scoring 95% nationally is really like 80% in the DMV.

In any event, I don't believe G&T programs are necessary except for those really smart, top 1% kids (and perhaps a few quirky learner types), especially in grades 3-8.  I believe that tracking and differentiation can challenge the majority of kids, and that the G&T programs in Fairfax and MoCo have gotten out of control because parents are obsessed with pushing their kids.  So I don't think DCPS students suffer by not having a G&T program, at least if they are at a functional school with caring teachers.[/quote]

I share this opinion about the need (or lack thereof) for a special G&T program in grades 3 through 8 when there is good differentiation at a school.  My children are not "profoundly" gifted such that they cannot be served by good differentiation.  I would be supportive of the idea that a profoundly gifted child could be entitled to an IEP that would support private school if their needs could not be met, but that would be a private school specializing in meeting the needs of such children, not a run of the mill fancy DC private along the lines of NCS, Georgetown Day, Sidwell, etc.  I do not think such children are as common as people think, I am speaking of the types of kids that are academically ready for college at 12.[/quote]

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