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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A shy kid should be able to demonstrate their knowledge on paper. DS GBRS actually called out that he was on grade level for writing but gave verbal answers that were advanced. The Teachers notice these things. Even with that, DS's work samples showed the sentences he wrote to explain how he approached answering the logic puzzle he was given. He was not the kid to raise his hands but would answer questions when called on, he has greatly improved in this area.

[b]I would suspect that kids with high test scores and 4s but low GBRS had lower effort scores as well. That is something parents should be cueing on. If your kid is coming home with 2's on their efforts scores but good grades, something is happening and you should be talking to the Teacher. [/b]Find out what they are seeing and then work with your child to address that. It is no different then seeing a 2 in an academic subject and asking the Teacher what is going on and working to correct those issues.

I get that you don't like it but this is not the first time people have posted things all these lines. [/quote]

I think you are missing the point that OP is saying that the kids were getting mostly 4s on the report card. Not low 2 for effort.  OP seems to be discounting effort all together and looking for demonstrated creativity (or what she perceives to be creativity).

Also, what you are not considering is that schools do not give out GBRS ratings unless a parent asks for them specifically and only after the AAP screenings are completed.  There isn't time to address the GBRS "issues" until the next year.  Parents who are not in the know may not even get GBRS ratings at all. [/quote]

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