I agree that the school wants to make sure that the gifted kids take the test, but not sure if it's as beneficial as they think....last year, my 2nd grader had to take the grade-level test even though he's ahead in reading and math. His solution to this boring test (given over 2 weeks) was to rush through as fast as he could so he could draw or read. He ended up skipping a page even though his teacher kept reminding him to slow down. He still did pretty well on the reading section but not as high as they were hoping.
