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[b]Lots of kids test at a higher grade level for math or reading but it doesn't mean we put them in that grade for those subjects.[/b] I do think the committee is more interested in what a child does on his own initiative rather than what their parents do for them, such as putting them in extra classes or getting them tutors. Also, it really can look as though the child only tested at a higher grade level because of the tutoring.

[b]When a child comes home from school and does more academics at home with a tutor, it's not that surprising that he would do well at school.[/b] It is more impressive when a child shines in academics while spending out of school time doing sports or scouts or drama or music. [/quote]

But why not? Isn't that AAP does? Don't they put  the 3rd graders into 4th grade math? Isn't that the whole point of the [b]Advanced[/b] Academics Program?

PP here with citing an example. In this scenario I was proposing- child says he/she is bored. Parents get the kid tested on an achievement test to see what's going on with the kid-- PRIOR to being tutored. What about for those kids who were not in-pool but then scored high on the WISC and then parent-referred.  Those parents are also trying to get their kids into a curriculum that better fits their kid. They find out their kid IS smart, and therefore should be in AAP.  The scenario I pointed out is the same thing, a test shows the kid is capable of 7th grade math in 4th grade, then by gosh, as a parent, wouldn't you want the child to have access to that kind of tutor support instead of going absolutely insane doing double digit multiplication in 4th grade gen ed math?

And if the child is tutored and does better at school-- isn't that the point of all tutoring?
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Go ahead and send in that letter from the tutor. I'm just telling you how it [i]may[/i] look to the committee. If you think it will impress them that your child needed extra help at home, by all means, send it in.
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