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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]20:54: 5th grade parent here. The first year of the selection, the test was given at home schools, but the decision was made a the MCPS level, looking at the test scores.

Different schools administered the test differently. Some schools administered to all children, some schools selected students based on their schoolwork. Some schools administered the first two portions to students and then decided, based on results, who should take remaining portions. The testing wasn't all at one time.

I was surprised at how low the MCPS score was on the test for kids to be accepted into the class. Don't know if they changed that for the 2nd year.

Personally, I've been underwhelmed with the compacted implementation. It crunches 3 years of the curriculum into 2, but it doesn't seem to dig deeper. My son is "fine" with most of it b/c he doesn't have to wait around as much to move on to the next concept. But he's not inspired by it. He's much more engaged with math at the dinner table, where his older brother loves to show off the latest thing he learned in Algebra.[/quote]

Sources were teachers at our school, parents at other schools and GT listserv parents who were comparing notes at the time.

And for the person who asked about going both faster and deeper, yes, I do expect that. My son spent dinner tonight eye-rolling over how long they are reviewing and the types of problems they are reviewing. There's a reason these children are in this class. They need more challenge. Faster doesn't necessarily give that. Faster just lets them not have to wait around for other kids to learn what they got the first time. That's not a judgment about "on-grade" level kids, which I certainly was with math. I have two math-wired kids, and they need something more interesting. I know it's available. His 3rd grade teacher gave him some great stuff before compacted began.[/quote]

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