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06.20.08, 13:33 PM NY Schools
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Post below about mediocre kids getting into G&T cracks me up. For those whose dc didn't make the cutoff but feel they know other 'dumber' kids who squeeked by, isn't there the slightest possiblity that your dc just isn't as brilliant as YOU think they are and maybe the 'mediocre' kids are brighter than you give them credit for? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
NY Schools 06.20.08, 01:33 PM Flag
 

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I'm curious why you feel the urge to dredge this up and re-hash it for the umpteenth time. And don't go jumping to conclusions about my child's scores. I'm not even involved in the chaos this year. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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np: it is annoying that the claws come out here. theis competition we put our dcs through makes for an unhealthy situation. People hating other people's children and feeling a need to devalue them is just one of the bad consequences. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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I guess I'm just so put off about hearing people brag about how 'advanced' their dc is. It bugs me to no end....I guess because I usually underestimate my kids' abilities. Both of my dc's completely surprised me by scoring very well on the tests (ERBs, OLSAT etc). I guess I was always listening to people lie essentially about what their dc could do (reading math etc at age 3 etc) so I just figured since mine didn't do those things at 3 they were behind the curve. My problem, I know....and I've since learned that most people who claim their dcs are reading for example are stretching the truth a bit (like a person who says there dc can count to 20 or knows the alphabet by age 15 mos when the child has just memorized a phonetic sequence) [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:43 PM Flag
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I didn't see the post, but ita. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:36 PM Flag
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ITA. I always secretly think my dc is smarter than other kids but I also know him alot better. So, when I find myself thinking that, I just stop. All kids are special and unique and I don't want to think of kids as dumb at 5 years of age. Some of these posters need to get over themselves and their dcs. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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I felt this way more in preschool. have since met some very msart kids in K. some as smart as dc, and some I really don't know well enough to say. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:39 PM Flag
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That post was just to get us all riled up. Why did you create another post? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:38 PM Flag
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OP: because I just had to get it off my chest! I'm done now! I really need to stop worrying about other people's kids and just worry about my own! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.20.08, 01:45 PM Flag
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