http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/16/for-parents-interested-in-gifted-classical-test-prep-from-thinktonight-com/ Ramblings of a Chicago Mom who spends too much time thinking about school Sun, 03 Jun 2012 04:51:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/16/for-parents-interested-in-gifted-classical-test-prep-from-thinktonight-com/#comment-1155 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:24:31 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=664#comment-1155 but i do appreciate the information – as ALWAYS!!

]]> http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/16/for-parents-interested-in-gifted-classical-test-prep-from-thinktonight-com/#comment-1154 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:23:56 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=664#comment-1154 this DOES concern me as well. my daughter tested into a classical program but did not score high enough for a gifted program in our area. i honestlly had no idea what any of that meant prior to testing. now that i understand it better- it looks as though that is exactly how she should have landed. i’m not sure if i taught her “tricks” that she’d be properly situated.

]]> http://cpsobsessed.com/2009/11/16/for-parents-interested-in-gifted-classical-test-prep-from-thinktonight-com/#comment-1151 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:16:18 +0000 http://cpsobsessed.com/?p=664#comment-1151 Seriously? People coach their kids to get into a gifted program?? Doesn’t that have the effect of possibly getting their child into a program that in the long run goes at a faster or deeper pace than the child is developmentally able to keep up with, and set them up for failure?

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