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[quote=Anonymous]I happen to agree with 13:44 (who seems to really know what he/she is talking about, and has hinted at "insider" status) and do not believe there is any GBRS conspiracy and do believe that the professionals involved are trying their darndest to make fair and reasonable assessments on the GBRS.  Many people would be screaming bloody murder if the system was based soley on test scores, with no mechanism for any subjective analysis by the teaching professionals who work with the children.  That said, my child's teacher (who is very good, but overworked) marked my child down on one category of the GBRS (motivation category) on the basis that my child is very quiet and does not speak up in class.  My daughter is painfully shy and has a stutter, and her teacher knows that.  I still think the teacher was doing the best she could with the information she had.  But I am also sure that this is why we have to appeal (extreme shyness has been translated into a lack of motivation).  I do think there is a tendancy for quiet children to get lower scores on the GBRS, but that's life, because frankly the kids who are quick to particpate in meaningful ways are going to look more promising in the classroom.[/quote]

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