Hi all --
I've been lurking here for a while, and we are now in the process of having DS5 tested... He just started his testing yesterday, and I feel ridiculous for being a nervous wreck. Well, not a wreck, but more nervous than I think I should be.
I know that he is a bright kid, and particularly strong at math, but I just don't know where he'll end up with his testing. I come from a family of highly gifted kids (my three siblings and I all tested 170+ on the old-fashioned Stanford-Binet L/M in the early 70s, and my two nieces are highly gifted as well). I don't want to impose my expectations on my son, and I see my competitive nature coming out when comparing him to my personal history and his cousins (my sister's kids).
I doubt that he's as bright as many of the kids on here, and would guess that he is unlikely to qualify for the DYS program (though it would be very nice).
Was anybody else nervous going through the testing and waiting process (he still has two more testing sessions, then we'll get our parent feedback)? Am I just a crazy type A hyper mom? I don't want to be, but I can't help but feeling like I am. I guess I want the scores to validate how great *I* think he is to his school/teachers/etc...
Sigh.
As to the test selection, the G/T folks at Hopkins recommended KeyMath3 for him (rather than WJ), but the psychologist here who is testing him doesn't seem to have a lot of experience with it. He is doing the Stanford Binet V, the Woodcock-Johnson, and a VMI test (? not sure which one). There are so many posts about SBV vs others for general FSIQ... Any opinions? Should I worry about whether he is being tested appropriately?
Susan
