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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why are people hating on a guy for saying he didn't think TJ was that important to spend Saturday mornings for years.[/quote]

Because he said his kid would have been successful getting in if he did.  It's insulting to think that kids that prep would not have gotten in otherwise.   [/quote]

But the PP didnt say that. PP said his/her kid *could have* gotten in if kid had spent Saturdays prepping. Not that your kid would NOT have gotten in if he/she had not prepped!
The point is—they didn’t start at the same baseline so don’t know!—and we never will. Is your kid academically gifted on his/her own? Maybe. Is PP’s kid? Maybe. But since PPs kid was up against a pool of kids who prepped every Saturday, and PP’s kid did not prep every Saturday, we’ll never know if a) your kid could have best out PP’s kid without Saturday prep OR b) your kid could have best out PPs kid if they BOTH had Saturday prep???

The point is, they weren’t judged from the same starting point.

You made decisions to position your kid to have the best possible advantage through prepping. And good for you. But do you see how PP might feel like that’s not really a measure of your child’s giftedness?

I mean ....my DD qualified to take Algebra in 7th grade without prep. He good friend took weekend classes for 4 months to prep for the IAAT. I told my DD we weren’t doing that. Because in my view, if you need to take a 6-month weekend class to prepare for the test that determines whether you are “ready” for algebra then you may as well just spend the next school year taking algebra bc what’s the difference?? 
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