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I plan to work part time, so I can teach her more in the afternoon or join some enrichment program. If we go with public school, should I tell this score to her teacher? Will the teacher laugh at me, cause this score is common in Silicon Valley?

LOL! I didn't say they'd LIKE him, just that they might be more likely to see that he's GT. <wicked grin>

(And again, or they might not. I just know that slow and deep has been often overlooked as GT, and speed is usually the reason offered: "he can't be GT because he's the last one finished on everything." <eye roll>)

Yes, but I've found that sometimes people at school will come up with any reason to deny services.

There are children who are far more advanced, comes to mind. "wink"

On the other hand, I know in my district, children that struggle with learning disabilities are told that there are children who score LOWER as the reason they shouldn't get service.

As parents, we need to be aware of when the issues are legitimate; and when we are being managed to make things less complicated..........

True. I'm not disagreeing with you at all.

I've just had enough brushes--even with people who know GT kids--even with people who HAVE GT kids!--who think fast=GT and slow=not GT. The stereotype of the GT kid is the one who has all the answers done before the teacher even sets down the book. Kids who don't look like that have a tougher time getting seen in my experience.

That doesn't mean fast GT kids have an easy time getting seen! Just that they don't have that particular strike against them. And, of course, they may have other strikes that strike even harder than speed.

I'm sure not trying to get into a competition over who has it worse!

LOL!

Even if the score is common where you live (and that would be a blessing) there is no reason for the teacher to laugh at you. And if the teacher is laughing at you, it only shows his or her insensitivity, not if your kid is 'common.'

My favorite suggestion is to sit and observe the various possible classrooms. Is there a GT coordinator at your school? Very often classroom teachers don't 'get' IQ scores at all, but GT coordinators tend to. If you are thinking about skipping K altogether and starting with first grade, then the scores become important, but if you are just looking for differentiation inside the classroom, you have to speak the teacher's language, which is achievement: What does she know in Math? What does she know in Reading? Can she tie her shoes? Share? Take turns? Count money? Tell time?

I'm a fast processor, and for a long time I've thought that I was superficial, because I often never got much out of deeply examining a situation. It might be useful, when it comes up, to point out that some people mentally grab the whole thing in one bite, and others build up information bit by bit. Not that one is better or worse, just that what comes naturally to people varies from person to person. I also used to think that everyone saw everything all at once, so that if someone disagreed with me, them must know what I know and think I'm wrong. Just some (quick) thoughts...
Grinity

exactly, exactly.

[quote-kriston]I've just had enough brushes--even with people who know GT kids--even with people who HAVE GT kids!--who think fast=GT and slow=not GT. The stereotype of the GT kid is the one who has all the answers done before the teacher even sets down the book. Kids who don't look like that have a tougher time getting seen in my experiencewho think fast=GT and slow=not GT. The stereotype of the GT kid is the one who has all the answers done before the teacher even sets down the book. Kids who don't look like that have a tougher time getting seen in my experience[/quote]

Now that's just depressing and I agree that happens. If we want to generalize that 130 and up is GT and that is roughly 3%, do we really need to nitpick differences in such a small group. Similar number score or not, the kids are all different and I get frustrated when I see a "list of GT traits" that is supposed to be some sort of a nay or yea checklist.

Oh, sure! I didn't mean it like that at all. In fact, that's pretty much what I was arguing against, too! Not all GT kids look like the stereotype, and the ones who don't tend to get missed.