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I only assume that because many of the parents who have posted about low GBRS have made those comments. [/quote]

My DS is one of those kids who got a low GBRS because he didn't do all of the work.  The teacher had a huge liking for coloring sheets and word searches.  My kid instead wanted to read Percy Jackson and derive new math formulas, like how to add and subtract numbers in binary.  My kid was tested by the reading specialist as being 2+ grades ahead in reading and by the math at the beginning of first grade as knowing all of the content through the end of 4th grade.  I-ready scores confirmed this level of advancement.  Kid also had 140+ in WISC and CogAT.  Teacher gave a low score for motivation to succeed, since she understood neatly completed coloring sheets but didn't understand any of the work my kid was doing.  She also left the comment in my child's GBRS form that *Child* eagerly and readily engages with adults to discuss complex topics, but does not relate to peers and is not motivated to engage with peers.

My "unmotivated" kid got straight 4s in AAP for the last two years, and the AAP teachers were worried that they couldn't challenge him enough.  He is also spending hours every day this summer teaching himself high school level geometry.

A lot of 2nd grade teachers are pretty dim.  They don't have the faintest clue what giftedness even looks like.  Instead, moderately bright people pleasers with pretty work are the ones who get the high GBRS.  [/quote]

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