I think the difference between 99th and 99.9th is quite hard for a lot of people to comprehend without it clearly stated. Although the numbers mean the same thing 1/1000 v. 1/100 sounds much more different than the percentiles. As does the idea that if you teach 20 kids per year you would statistically see 1 kid in 50 years that is 99.9th, but one every 2-3 years who is 98th. In an "average" school...
We have shared our kids reports with school, that's why we had them tested, to have a proffessional opinion not just our own to take to school. Our kids' latest reports were 30 odd pages of information. I would not share just raw numbers with no interpretation.
Last edited by MumOfThree; 01/09/12 08:49 PM.
