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Our 8.5 year old DS got 660 at SAT math just this month. That's beating +/- 88% high school students. We are thrilled... but he was scoring above 700 at home so we were hoping for SET at JHU and will not get it. Still super proud of him for being able to take such a long and mature and rapid test. We asked him to sit through the English parts, which he did, and just focus on math. He came out of the testing room happy, relaxed, content, as if he had just had a time of his life. Now, we just need to make sure that his math teacher in 4th grade is content, as he is not following her instructions and provides answers without explanations of how he got there (4th grade level). Congratulations - you have a very talented child!
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DD11 just received test scores from the JH CTY SCAT test. Based on their published results from last year, her math score would have been 2nd highest of the 1800+ girls tested, and top 50 of all 4000-ish of both sexes. She had been around 80th percentile in previous gifted tests, but has accelerated in math over the last 2 years, just now ready to start Geometry in 6th grade. (not to be overlooked - 75+%-ile on Verbal)
I need to let it sink in and see what the Davidson/JH SET programs are all about. I'm a bit concerned about her taking SATs and outscoring her 11th grade sister (also gifted, but not to the extreme).
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So not an academic/gifted related award but figured no one would mind....DS8 received the Responsibility award from our local YMCA. He attended camp there this summer and out of over 2000 kids he was recognized (along with about 100 others) for best modeling the core values of camp - responsibility, honesty, caring and respect. It was a really nice ceremony too.
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So not an academic/gifted related award but figured no one would mind....DS8 received the Responsibility award from our local YMCA. He attended camp there this summer and out of over 2000 kids he was recognized (along with about 100 others) for best modeling the core values of camp - responsibility, honesty, caring and respect. It was a really nice ceremony too. That's fantastic!
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DD11 just received test scores from the JH CTY SCAT test. Based on their published results from last year, her math score would have been 2nd highest of the 1800+ girls tested, and top 50 of all 4000-ish of both sexes. She had been around 80th percentile in previous gifted tests, but has accelerated in math over the last 2 years, just now ready to start Geometry in 6th grade. (not to be overlooked - 75+%-ile on Verbal)
I need to let it sink in and see what the Davidson/JH SET programs are all about. I'm a bit concerned about her taking SATs and outscoring her 11th grade sister (also gifted, but not to the extreme). Wow! Seems giving her the chance to accelerate in math is working well!
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A little reassurance that I'm raising a decent person...
DS8's friend is being treated for leukemia. His friend's mom asked if DS could go with them to the children's hospital tomorrow. His friend is having a difficult procedure and the mom thought having DS there might make it easier for her son.
I can't imagine how stressful tomorrow will be for the mom. I am very proud that she thinks having my son along will make the day better.
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A His friend is having a difficult procedure and the mom thought having DS there might make it easier for her son.I am very proud that she thinks having my son along will make the day better. I'm incredibly impressed that your son, at age 8, would be considered mature enough to handle a situation like that and be a help, not a hindrance. Wow, that says a lot about the kind of person you are raising! Kudos to both of you, and good luck to your son tomorrow, as well as his friend and friend's family.
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Thanks momtofour, the mom is one of DS's former teachers so she knows him really well. He must have talked to her last week at school about what to expect today because this morning he seemed to have a good idea of what would be going on. I think for the most part his role today is to hang out in a really fun rec room with his friend before and after the procedure and be nice. From the pics the mom has sent me so far, the boys seem to be doing well : )
An aside on these kids - in K, DS was really into the immune system and would talk to his friends about various white blood cells all the time. When his friend was diagnosed, his mom said it was really comforting for her son to already know some of terminology he picked up from DS.
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KJP, that is a wonderful story. Fingers crossed for his friend. Just be aware that your own kid may all of a sudden fall apart being afraid for his friend...a little (or too much, in this case) knowledge can be a dangerous thing for a very aware and sensitive kid. Not to say he should not help out in this way, just be aware that signs of stress may show up.
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