I've had 3 kids go to HGC, MS magnet & HS magnet- not one has ever text prepped. It's a money making scheme.

Anonymous wrote:What? No.

You should have started prepping for it in the summer before 3rd grade/

No, you shouldn't have. The only people who say this are the people who earn money on test prep.

What? No.

You should have started prepping for it in the summer before 3rd grade/

That's crazy that the kids are talking about the HGC already. We applied for my DD last year, filled out the app. Teacher did recommendations. They looked at report cards and reading levels. Kids took tests. She got in. She is there and loves it.

It's not to say she's smarter than all the other kids who didn't get in - there are certainly really bright kids who didn't get in! But they can't take everybody and it suits her and is the right place for her. I think teacher's recs are important though - they know how the kids learn and who would thrive in that environment.

Anonymous wrote:15:11, I am not 12:05 and I am not sure what gave you the impression that 12:05 received insurance coverage, but if you want insurance coverage, the eval must be for medical, not educational purposes (e.g., suspicion of ADHD) and you must find a psychologist in-network that does the neuropsych. The two most frequently recommended institutions for this are Kennedy Krieger and Children's. You must plan very far ahead. If you want Stixrud, you should expect to pay.

We had our child evaluated at Stixrud and insurance paid for all but about $800 of it.

Anonymous wrote:Why is it ok then to seperate kids for sports ? Ie travel sports teams compete for spots

I'm not sure anyone is saying that it is not OK. It is just that the kids will inevitably talk about it, and some will feel bad about it. It is an inevitable and unfortunate byproduct.

Why is it ok then to seperate kids for sports ? Ie travel sports teams compete for spots

Squash any thought that children who are not accepted must be of lower intelligence

You can "squash" all you want,
it won't matter. The evil begins

When adults separate children, this is inevitable.

Anonymous wrote:15:11, I am not 12:05 and I am not sure what gave you the impression that 12:05 received insurance coverage, but if you want insurance coverage, the eval must be for medical, not educational purposes (e.g., suspicion of ADHD) and you must find a psychologist in-network that does the neuropsych. The two most frequently recommended institutions for this are Kennedy Krieger and Children's. You must plan very far ahead. If you want Stixrud, you should expect to pay.

I'm guessing she got that impression from the fact that 12:05 said the eval was fully covered by insurance.

15:11, I am not 12:05 and I am not sure what gave you the impression that 12:05 received insurance coverage, but if you want insurance coverage, the eval must be for medical, not educational purposes (e.g., suspicion of ADHD) and you must find a psychologist in-network that does the neuropsych. The two most frequently recommended institutions for this are Kennedy Krieger and Children's. You must plan very far ahead. If you want Stixrud, you should expect to pay.

12:05 above - can you share what behavioral psychologist you used, and possibly what insurance you have? We have found that in most cases, these evaluations are not covered. Thanks!

That's horrible, OP. What did she say? It's unjust for one teacher to hold so much sway.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had some behavior issues with our 5 yo and were referred to a behavioral psychologist. Part of the eval (fully covered by insurance) was an IQ test and other cognitive abilities tests, amoung other things. She was in the 98-99th%. Our doctor told us he'd be very surprised is she didn't qualify for the gifted program.

I'm not going to tell my daughter that, but maybe Larla has good reason to think she's going.

My DC tested in the 99th+ percentile on the WISC and was not admitted to the HGC. On appeal we eventually saw the file and it appears that his third grade teacher's "recommendation" sank him. He scored at or above the mean in testing.

Anonymous wrote:We had some behavior issues with our 5 yo and were referred to a behavioral psychologist. Part of the eval (fully covered by insurance) was an IQ test and other cognitive abilities tests, amoung other things. She was in the 98-99th%. Our doctor told us he'd be very surprised is she didn't qualify for the gifted program.

I'm not going to tell my daughter that, but maybe Larla has good reason to think she's going.

My DC tested in the 99th+ percentile on the WISC and was not admitted to the HGC. On appeal we eventually saw the file and it appears that his third grade teacher's "recommendation" sank him. He scored at or above the mean in testing.

It's the third day of school and the hot topic is the HGC already!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We had some behavior issues with our 5 yo and were referred to a behavioral psychologist. Part of the eval (fully covered by insurance) was an IQ test and other cognitive abilities tests, amoung other things. She was in the 98-99th%. Our doctor told us he'd be very surprised is she didn't qualify for the gifted program.

I'm not going to tell my daughter that, but maybe Larla has good reason to think she's going.

There are a lot of 98-99th percentile kids here in Lake Montgomery County.

Agreed. And the vast majority will qualify for HGC.