They are supposed to fill it out with you, but when they don't understand how to use it I figured we were better off to fill it out ourselves and answer the questions with conservative answers just to get a gauge if she would be a good candidate.
I think it's wonderful for parents to use the Manual to figure out if there is evidence to support their hunch that their child would be well served by an acceleration. And then for the school and the parents to sit down together. For a PG kid the scale is almost a moot point - what is it 450 points for test results and 4 points for social stuff? Ok, I'm exaggerating, but I think the whole point of going through to process is to assure everyone of what is aready know:
A gradeskip isn't such a big deal, and avoiding a needed skip has it's own negative consequences. Every decision in life opens some doors and closes others. Kids need to learn at their readiness level, and some kids are way ahead of their age-peers. Socially a skip can be wonderful or terrible, but there is no way to predict this, and you can always make friends after school. Using afterschool time to 'catch up on learning' is a big drag.
((shrugs))
Grinity
