Originally Posted by HowlerKarma
Don't believe me?

Check this out--

https://suite.io/alex-sharp/1qaj2cg
And this is partly why I never had my son "tested" (IQ) until recently. It was a bit of (quiet) pride that my son tested well without any prep. But although this did get him into the top public gifted program in our area, and the top math track. Not testing or prepping him for these tests hasn't really helped him any. As he is now underperforming in high school, just exactly what I did worry about when he was younger.

I've been asked over & over again when my son was younger by his classmates parents what I "did" and I never had a good answer. We live in an area with a LOT of gifted as well as very bright hothoused kids. I see the same thing that Howler does.