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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

This exactly.  If you’re a parent posting on DCUM on the details of GT programs, chances are your kids are probably vastly more prepared by you than the average mcps kid, whether you sign up for formal test prep or not.[/quote]

Would agree with this.
Read to ds constantly, took him to museums and plays, encouraged every sign of curiosity etc. etc.  Did not do this because I wanted him to attend a magnet program - did not even know about them until 3rd grade in fact.  Never prepped for any of the entrance tests.  DS got into HGC, TPMS, Eastern, RMIB, BLair SMAC.
Would agree that parents do need to supplement the MCPS curriculum.  Not through tutoring etc but using the library or using our many (often free) cultural resources such as museums.  The only rigorous supplementation I did was with Math.  I worked with him every summer (an hour a day for maybe 4 weeks) during elementary school (Grades 3-5 only) with the Singapore Math curriculum because I thought the MCPS Math curriculum was too abstract and jumped around too much and did not stress number sense and the fundamentals. [/quote]

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