DD attends a gifted magnet that starts in grade 2. It is a school within a school. This is not our zoned school, but because DD goes there, we can choose to place DS there for K and 1. He would automatically get into the magnet in grade 2--IF he tests as gifted. If he does not, we would then have to pull him and move him somewhere else. K and I are going to probably be okay, but not great at this school. IOW, the main advantage to putting him there for K and 1 is that both kids will be in the same place and he'll automatically have a spot if he tests in. They will test him sometime in late K, I think.
I am pretty darn sure DS is gifted too, but then, tests are imperfect and I could also always be wrong. DD did not test as well as we thought she would, and could have missed the cutoff had she missed a few more answers. It would really stink to put him there and then have to switch him out, both from a logistical and an emotional POV. In this situation, would you possibly consider private testing before K, just to be sure? Is it just completely wonky silly to test a kid at that age?
