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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Unfortunately, the school work is not based on date of birth.
I remember a very immature late birthday child who got into the GT program when it was based purely on the tests.  No question, he was smart. But, he was functioning below his grade level peers. However, he did not succeed in the program--and did poorly in high school.

You all talk about wanting your child to be with his/her ability peers--yet you want your child who is functioning below the others to get in.  Can't have it both ways.

With the cheating on testing and so much subjective observation of teachers, this program is a crock.  FCPS should go back to the drawing board.  Eliminate it until some integrity can be put into the program.[/quote]

I'm calling foul.

Please.  How many older kids functioned below their peers?

The question should be whether or not the kids can keep up until the magnitude and significance of age-driven differences begin to level off (usually, for the classroom, that starts around the 4th grade).  But those differences are more pronounced in test results than they are in the classroom.  Test conditions allow for greater differentiation at the top end.  In the classroom, there will always be a ceiling that acts as a limit to the highest performers.

Think Doogie Howser.  He'd ace the test, but no public classroom experience would come close to challenging his ceiling. So the younger bright 2nd graders that may have just missed the cut-off may well be better situated to keeping up with their peers than older second graders that just barely edged into the pool.

All in all though, I'm not so exercised over the issue.  I've got a August-born 2nd grader that just missed the pool on both tests.  But the teachers know what my kid can do and I'm confident the GBRS will make up for the shortfall.[/quote]

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