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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I find it funny that all the siblings in many of the families are all gifted--even though they have vastly different intelligence and personalities.

That should tell you something right there.

This is a school where all of the parents have advanced graduate and professional degrees--yet it's just the same families in the program.

Statistically, that isn't even possible.[/quote]

It's actually very common and normal. Sibling IQs tend to be within 10 points of each other. [/quote]

Newsflash: So are 90% of the children at any of the N. Arlington school's.  Not just your family members.  90% of could meet the criteria the school uses for gifted.  It's the idea that only certain families (3, 4, 5 siblings) all magically are accepted at 5.[/quote]

Then Arlington uses a pretty low standard. The standard should be top 2%. Move.[/quote]

Fairfax uses an even lower standard. [/quote]

But at least Fairfax knows not to label K's. Fairax is smart enough to know IQ scores are unstable before age 7. My kids both have IQ's in the 140s. 90% of kids do not. [/quote]

And it's a former Fairfax GT guy that is now labeling  the Kindergartners at our Arlington school.   He holds the all mighty power and there is zero objective criteria.[/quote]

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