I think there is lots to be said for an evaluator who not only gets gifted kids, but gets the current slang of the day, I know that ds missed at least one question for using 'like xyz', instead of stating unequivocally 'xyz' - I was amazed that the use of this word as a 'pause to consider' had escaped the evaluators notice - and my son doesn't even use the word very often!! I can't imagine how a child with many slang usages in their vocabulary would do in such a setting. (not sure I would call it blue blood, but perhaps 'isolated' from the main stream of modern childhood by academia/professional life might apply).

Maybe just having kids of their own would be a qualification to look for in an evaluator!

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