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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am curious about the age adjusted thing.  [b]Your child will be in a classroom with the other kids of all ages and that will be who s/he has to keep up with, so why would they age adjust?[/b]  I know they do on the national test,  but this is for a different purpose.  I know I'll get flamed but I'm genuinely curious.

Full disclosure:  my kid is not in the pool (or even close) and age adjusting probably wouldn't have gotten her in anyway so I don't care either way.  I'm just trying to understand.[/quote]

The reason is that the age effect is temporary -- as a PP mentioned age effect goes away around 4th grade -- so you could be keeping out kids who might lag initially but be fine in a year and stellar after that. And you could be letting in seeming stars who will fade in a year or two and be mediocre. That said, there will probably be a lasting effect from this placement now. Those with more potential/intelligence may forever be less than they could have been, and those with less ability may experience lifetime benefits from enrichment that they did not need or deserve the most. Read [i]Outliers[/i] by Malcolm Gladwell.[/quote]

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