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[quote=Anonymous]I would like to know which kid got into any elite travel sports team without any coaching from their parents, after school teams, etc.  Which kid just picked up a damn basketball and just started making hook shots?

FWIW, we did not "coach" our kid for the HGC test.  But he was able to comprehend more complicated books so I went to borrow/buy him some books.  And we actually read together and discussed the story.  I guess that counts as cheating, too.

Seriously people, please stop it with the coaching, prepping bit.  If you want to get good MAP-M scores, you can't possibly rely on good-old common core curriculum taught only in school to land a high score.  If a child shows readiness and eagerness for enrichment, there is nothing wrong with teaching/coaching them with more advanced concepts.  If my child wants to know what 1/4 is in Kindergarten and asks, it's not as if I'm going to tell him I'm not allowed to tell him because I want to level the playing field for everyone else.  There should never be a ceiling to any child's thirst for knowledge as there should never be a ceiling to parents' involvement to help the kids learn, as long as it's a mutual desire.[/quote]

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