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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is interesting to see how many parents trying to get into an advanced program clearly don't understand what it means to truly be intellectually gifted. Most kids, gifted or otherwise will prep for a standardized test like the SAT, but if you need to prep your kid for an IQ test like the WISC, they surely are not gifted. And as for the teacher who says some kids with learning disabilities might not do as well, the fact is that a fully battery of tests will identify and account t for the LD's and won't negatively impact the child's adjusted score, so that doesn't wash either.

Better to just admit that you want to child to be a high achiever or that your child is highly motivated on their own, regardless of IQ. Many kids who fall into the average range actually do better than gifted kids, both in school and in life. [b]The higher a persons IQ, the more likely they are to suffer from a list of other challenges- emotional sensitivities, sensory processing issues, perfectionism, food allergies, etc. parenting a gifted child is no walk in the park[/b], and watching your child fall apart in school because they can't deal with the boredom and the pace of the curriculum is upsetting and difficult. These kids have higher dropout rates and higher suicide rates that's the general population.

So, prep all you want to get in, but realize that there are kids out there that NEED these programs as much as other kids needs special Ed programs to make it through. While it might seem all the rage to be able to say your kid is in a gifted program, walk a mile in the shoes of a parent who is dealing with a truly gifted child before you decide it is the status symbol many make it out to be. This of us sitting in that seat would trade you places in a heartbeat. [/quote]

Couldn't agree more!!  Well put, PP.[/quote]

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