When my son was in 3rd grade, he took the standardized test calibrated to 3rd graders. There were no surprises, he scored in the 99th percentile in all categories. The gifted office took note of this and realized that a test calibrated to the grade he was in would not define his level accurately.
So, last year, in the 4th grade, he was invited to take the EXPORE test. These are calibrated to the 9th grade level, so an average 9th grader would score in the 50th percentile.
He got 99th percentile comprehensive, 99th percentile in Science, 97th English, 96th Math, and 82nd Reading. (The Director of the Office of Gifted Services thinks that in the categories he did NOT score in the 99th percentile, it was possibly because he had not yet been exposed to the specialized terms used on the test.)
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This means that overall, in the 4th grade he was functioning cognitively as well as the top 1% of 9th graders. I am impressed.
So, they are figuring out what to do with him. They accelerated him a grade, and he is in the advanced group in the sixth grade now. He seems to be doing well.
He says he wants to be a scientist/inventor. I think there would be no better thing for a parent than to know that the world is a better place due to the contributions of their children, and I look forward to sharing the life of this remarkable individual.
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Outstanding! Well in spite of KP's indiscretionary behavior and lack of concern for his actions, your children have the benefit of a very intelligent gene pool between the 2 of you! I am thinking right now of Frederick, Frazier and Lilith Crane's precocious son.
WOW.
what else can one say...that , and good job, Dulc. That intellect, and the stimulation to use it has to come from somewhere.
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It's actually kinda [img]cool.gif[/img] to do well in school.
I was not a great student, but I look back and realize that maybe I should have been more "into it" as far as studying and the like.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Bring him on board here. We could use some intelligent posters.Originally posted by D?l?i?e?:
When my son was in 3rd grade, he took the standardized test calibrated to 3rd graders. There were no surprises, he scored in the 99th percentile in all categories. The gifted office took note of this and realized that a test calibrated to the grade he was in would not define his level accurately.
So, last year, in the 4th grade, he was invited to take the EXPORE test. These are calibrated to the 9th grade level, so an average 9th grader would score in the 50th percentile.
He got 99th percentile comprehensive, 99th percentile in Science, 97th English, 96th Math, and 82nd Reading. (The Director of the Office of Gifted Services thinks that in the categories he did NOT score in the 99th percentile, it was possibly because he had not yet been exposed to the specialized terms used on the test.)
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This means that overall, in the 4th grade he was functioning cognitively as well as the top 1% of 9th graders. I am impressed.
So, they are figuring out what to do with him. They accelerated him a grade, and he is in the advanced group in the sixth grade now. He seems to be doing well.
He says he wants to be a scientist/inventor. I think there would be no better thing for a parent than to know that the world is a better place due to the contributions of their children, and I look forward to sharing the life of this remarkable individual.
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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Oh, he doesn't need to know the details of the saga that was recently posted. Back to that one for more on that....Originally posted by reason:
Bring him on board here. We could use some intelligent posters.
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Truly wonderful, Ducl. As the mother of a child with a genius level IQ (and yes, that IS the person who doesn't know how old she is!), it's a double edged sword.
I don't know if it's still around, but the Super Saturday programs were great for my spawn.
<font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Sorry, but geniuses are not what their cracked up to be. Give me someone who can tie their shoes anytime.Originally posted by gae:
Truly wonderful, Ducl. As the mother of a child with a genius level IQ (and yes, that IS the person who doesn't know how old she is!), it's a double edged sword.
I don't know if it's still around, but the Super Saturday programs were great for my spawn.
Obviously a smaller scale to Aurora`s sprogs, But my nipper made me so proud, just today 5 years old and he`s just told me all about Loius Braille who he was how he went blind why he created the alphabet and he got a smiliy sticker at school (Very hard to get and the be all and end of all the pushy parents) for drawing the Braille alphabet
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My 6 year old bawled his eyes out at school this morning. He didn't want to go in. [img]frown.gif[/img] He loves his mom.
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