Addressing the NYC school choice thing. Right now it is highly competitive for a spot in a premier choice school -- public, private, unless you live in the district, you can go to the Gen ED but that totally excludes you from any gifted program.
The reason DD3 has been tested twice, and I have addressed before, she had to test last year as part of an admission process for a gifted preschool at Columbia but she was a month too young and was not considered. The tester happened to also test for the gifted elementary school. We thought it was worth the investment to do the test again for the preschool to get her used to the tester and also curious to see how she was tracking.
Because of my own history, and I have stated this many times, I am obsessive about making sure of her challenges so she does not lose motivation. All those things that Ruf talks about happened to me. Luckily a career path opened up that motivated me but my college years were a total wash. I don't remember anything I learned.
But I don't want to push a situation and have expectations that imagined. gratified3 echoed my sentiments: that when it is your child, it is rather scary and intimidating.
I still wonder why there wasn't anything addressed in Ruf' book about linear and non-linear learning and its role in levels of giftedness. I see that in some articles I have found. Maybe it is in another book.
Ren
