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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]14:22 again.

I've seen so many parents harass teachers for special treatment during our years in MoCo that my patience has been worn out by parents (and DCUM posters) demanding special treatment for their snowflakes.

In my experience, the worst parents fall into a few very clear categories:
(1) Big ambitions for their kids. If mom or dad went to Harvard and DC is a legacy there, then watch out, teachers!
(2) Parents are clueless. Sorry, but doing math in kindergarten is not actually that exceptional. 
(3) Intelligence used as an excuse for bad behavior. We saw this at our middle school magnet, where one family wanted special rules for their child (child should be allowed to read novels in class, and that's just the start) because this child was supposedly smarter than all the other magnet kids.

I realize the magnets don't have enough room for all qualified kids, and that's a real problem.

But some parents really need to get a grip! If you're on this forum, you're in MoCo. So solve your own problem by having your kid take the MoCo magnet test. [/quote]

So on one hand you admit there isn't room in the magnets for all qualified kids, but then you say the answer is the magnet test.  Huh?  And what about the years before magnet is an option?  So far for my (well-behaved, non special treatment seeking 99th percentile) kid, it's just a waste of time except for the social aspect.  [/quote]

In MoCo, for elementary-aged kids, there is actually a gifted magnet at Takoma Park ES (which we did). Although IQ testing is extremely unreliable through about age 8+, but I digress.

For kids aged 8+ who are in the 99th percentile, I already said that I agree with you that there are not enough seats in the HGC, MS and ES magnets. I also said I agree with you that kids at the 99th percentile do need special programs. So do you just want to pick a fight with someone who said she agrees with you, and derail the discussion about the ambitious parents with the 70th percentile kids who won't make the magnets? Or is there an actual area of disagreement here?[/quote]

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