Anonymous
Post 02/19/2013 22:56     Subject: Re:If your dc made the pool but was not then accepted into AAP
Anonymous wrote:PP with the GRBS 5 child. Is your child still being challenged by the general ed curriculum? I keep reading that borderline children can still be challenged there and was wondering what you thought.


Challenged? I'm not sure. DC certainly seems to be breezing through, not stressed or overwhelmed by school. I read a lot of posts that say their children are bored b/c they aren't being challenged. My child is not bored. DC loves school, is happy, still works hard, is really into school. Does that mean DC is challenged? I don't know. All I know is that, my child is happy and things are going well in school...so I'm happy. I do wonder whether in MS or HS, DC will find honors or AP classes difficult, b/c gen ed hasn't been rigorous enough. Or maybe, DC will breeze through AP classes in HS too. I don't know but I do know children who aren't in AAP but then get to HS, study really hard, and do great. Sorry my answer is so vague.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2013 18:33     Subject: Re:If your dc made the pool but was not then accepted into AAP
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Anonymous wrote:This is 3yrs ago. DC got 141 on NNAT and was in pool but didn't get in. CogAt scores for each section was in 120's. GBRS was 5. We didn't appeal. Grades were pretty much all O's.


What was the reasoning behind the GBRS of 5?


What was the reason for not appealing?


I don't know why DC got a 5; I didn't give it. I know the score because I asked to review the file after the rejection to see if we should appeal. But when I saw the GBRS, there didn't seem to be a point since no matter what the WISC, it wouldn't change the GBRS. I didn't ask nor did the GT specialist explain why the GBRS was so low. And honestly, I really didn't know or understand the process. I didn't know what I know now, which is that virtually everyone appeals (it seems). I know one thing that contributed to the low GBRS is that my DC is really really quiet, like pulling teeth quiet. So I understand the teacher's perspective. When you have 30 kids and you go to write up the GBRS, I'm sure it's impossible to think of anything to write about a child that has said nothing all year.


Unless your child did great on all the work given to him/her.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2013 06:38     Subject: Re:If your dc made the pool but was not then accepted into AAP
PP with the GRBS 5 child. Is your child still being challenged by the general ed curriculum? I keep reading that borderline children can still be challenged there and was wondering what you thought.