I guess I just hate this whole process... my son has a lot of anxiety (probably an un RX anxiety disorder...)... and so the test is hard for him, anyway. But I hate that a kids who is obviously gifted (like of you talk to him for 20 seconds, you can see the sparks flying out of his ears), and his teacher knows he is gifted, even the principal knows he id gifted, has to take these tests to get TAG services. I would love to just submit a portfolio if his work, and such.
You are right, he might do really well on the tests, and I'm just nervous because I know he can do really... They spread it out over two days--so yesterday was the verbal and today is the math. They took the NNAT already, so at least that is behind him.
Thank you Chris and Dotty! The support for parents who know and have been through this means so so so much to me. It keeps me going.
And I won't stop if he bombs these test, thanks for the support. I guess we shouldn't fear being 'that parent.' Because we do need to advocate for our kids.
He is perfectionistic, and can be down on himself emotionally... and that is why the TAG is important in his case, because I think the label would really help him understand why he feels so different from his peers.
I'll try to hang in there and wait for his scores. Man, I hope he killed it!
So, if Hoagies states so clearly that many HG+ kids do poorly on these tests, how do I take that information to the school? We qualify for the school psych to test him, because of our (lack of) income. But I don't know if more testing is good for my kids. Do I just wait for the results and then see? TIA!
