Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 13:10     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Since so many "qualify" it would be extremely easy to encorporate the curriculum into the base school.


This has already been done in some areas of the county. The delivery of the curriculum is different in AAP Centers as compared to the base school.


How so?
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 12:12     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Since so many "qualify" it would be extremely easy to encorporate the curriculum into the base school.


This has already been done in some areas of the county. The delivery of the curriculum is different in AAP Centers as compared to the base school.
Anonymous
Post 07/25/2013 09:21     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.



Utter baloney. The kids who come from "smart and educated parents" are simply prepped extensively for the test, whereas children from other counties who were not 'blessed' with such rarefied parents take the test with no prior preparation. The test needs to be completely redone. Anyone who has been prepped can get in. And that's a basic concept that anyone who is honest with him or herself needs to acknowledge.


+1000
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 10:05     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.



Utter baloney. The kids who come from "smart and educated parents" are simply prepped extensively for the test, whereas children from other counties who were not 'blessed' with such rarefied parents take the test with no prior preparation. The test needs to be completely redone. Anyone who has been prepped can get in. And that's a basic concept that anyone who is honest with him or herself needs to acknowledge.


...I see what you mean....what follows is utter baloney...thank you for summarizing up front.


LOL!
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 09:41     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.



Utter baloney. The kids who come from "smart and educated parents" are simply prepped extensively for the test, whereas children from other counties who were not 'blessed' with such rarefied parents take the test with no prior preparation. The test needs to be completely redone. Anyone who has been prepped can get in. And that's a basic concept that anyone who is honest with him or herself needs to acknowledge.


...I see what you mean....what follows is utter baloney...thank you for summarizing up front.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2013 06:18     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:You can prep for the WISC? I don't think so. we never heard of such and all of our kids scored above 130,


Apparently, you can. I had a tester mention it when one of my children took the WISC.
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2013 22:02     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
You can prep for the WISC? I don't think so. we never heard of such and all of our kids scored above 130,
Anonymous
Post 07/23/2013 21:19     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.



Utter baloney. The kids who come from "smart and educated parents" are simply prepped extensively for the test, whereas children from other counties who were not 'blessed' with such rarefied parents take the test with no prior preparation. The test needs to be completely redone. Anyone who has been prepped can get in. And that's a basic concept that anyone who is honest with him or herself needs to acknowledge.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 21:18     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.


It isn't that people do not believe the Lake Wobegon aspects of NoVA. It is that they do believe it. Since there are so many students who are so well prepared and supported at home, it doesn't have to be a separate program. It can be done in the base school. I think the Chesterbrook model is excellent at demonstrating this. It will not work where there are not enough "identified" children, but there are plenty of schools that can utilize that model.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 21:11     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Folks, I think we need to remember that NoVA is a rarity in that most of the population of kids comes from smart and educated parents. It is very possible, statistically, that FCPS has a higher percentage of kids who score in the 99% on the identifying tests or WISC (130+). I find it hard to believe that there are folks on this forum who do not understand or refuse to understand such a basic concept.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 18:46     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe 30% should be the threshold.


Or they can make the program more selective.


Why?


Since so many "qualify" it would be extremely easy to encorporate the curriculum into the base school. Many schools (if not most) have more than enough children that qualify to have a robust local program. Then you could pare down the AAP or G&T or TAG or whatever you want to call it for those in the highest 1st and 2nd percentiles in the county. The current program has exploded beyond sanity at this point.


Well, the School Board and FCPS staff and multiple researchers have already stated that the FCPS approach to identification is in line with national best practices in gifted education. Perhaps you could contact your School Board representatives and let them know about your expertise in gifted education and how AAP or G&T or TAG should be the 1st and 2nd percentiles in the county.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 18:41     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe 30% should be the threshold.


Or they can make the program more selective.


Why?


Since so many "qualify" it would be extremely easy to encorporate the curriculum into the base school. Many schools (if not most) have more than enough children that qualify to have a robust local program. Then you could pare down the AAP or G&T or TAG or whatever you want to call it for those in the highest 1st and 2nd percentiles in the county. The current program has exploded beyond sanity at this point.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 18:34     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Maybe 30% should be the threshold.


Or they can make the program more selective.


Why?
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 17:57     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Anonymous wrote:Maybe 30% should be the threshold.


Or they can make the program more selective.
Anonymous
Post 07/14/2013 16:48     Subject: Poll: likely or unlikely a GT Center in every Middle School in FCPS in 2 years??
Maybe 30% should be the threshold.