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[quote=Anonymous][quote]To me, the whole premise that first graders should be spending their summers on test prep of any kind (and that if they aren't, they're no doubt devoting all their time to TV and video games!) is really screwed up.

And if one role of the tests is to flag learning difficulties or to provide an appropriate placement, why on earth would you want to prep your kid to improve his or her scores?

Obviously (I'd hope), there are a wealth of ways kids learn and breaks from school aren't breaks from learning but opportunities for different kinds of learning. That's why it seems to me so wrong-headed to take the least inspiring/meaningful aspect of school (standardized testing) and up the dose of that over the summer.

And, geez, what a view of the world this represents: the rat race starts at age 5 or 6 and you better spend every chance you get running it or you'll be trampled. And it's just a rat race -- your goal isn't mastery or to do or create something insanely great. It's to fill in more bubbles correctly than the other kids. Sad and scary.
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Why wait for a test at the age of 5, 6, 7 or 8  to tell you your child has learning difficulties.  Some parents pick this up alot sooner.  No need for a test to tell me what I observe 24/7 with my children for years.  Some parents intervene much sooner (when the gains may be the greatest during the plastic maturation phase of physical, mental and intellectual development)  much to the appreciation of their children down the road.  Do not delude yourselves.  This intervention will include lots of prepping and repetition to overcome significant deficits, catch up to peers, then soar ahead.  You do not have to be a rat to understand this.  The choice of intervention is yours and no one prevents you for waiting for the test -- whichever one you like to choose for the aha moment.
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