tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post4489386964443029604..comments2024-03-18T10:03:54.603-04:00Comments on THE MEANEST MOM: GiftedJanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09840070603313673129noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87986723825090585602010-10-26T16:43:07.562-04:002010-10-26T16:43:07.562-04:00I've always thought that if you are smart enou...I've always thought that if you are smart enough to be in a gifted program, you were smart enough to fail the test. Being bored in school can have benefits later on. Even some of the best engineers and scientists can have very long and tedious times at work. Your children can learn that they don't always need someone else to provide intellectual stimulation. Learning to daydream while still paying attention can be a very useful life skill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-81457634222969949202010-09-25T11:11:57.608-04:002010-09-25T11:11:57.608-04:00I don't know about how the gifted program in y...I don't know about how the gifted program in your school system works, but your kids have done a disservice to themselves by throwing the test if it's anything like the program I went through in school. I found the gifted program to be the most enriching experience I ever had during my public school education. Your kids are mistaken that it's going to be extra work; when I was in elementary school, the gifted kids spent one whole day of the week in the program where they would have special projects and lessons, and yes, assignments, but we were excused from whatever class/homework that our regular homerooms did that day. In middle school, Extended Studies (gifted program) was just another class period. It's not extra work heaped up to overwhelm your children...for me it was a wonderful creative stimulus. I would suggest seriously looking into the gifted program your school system offers, and look into having your kids retested. If it is a good program like the one I was happy to be a part of for 8 years of my schooling, your children are seriously missing out on a great opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-13129494333278822952010-09-22T00:07:28.564-04:002010-09-22T00:07:28.564-04:00They are obviously intelligent children. This just...They are obviously intelligent children. This just cracked me up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-76270862659389679352010-09-22T00:03:21.717-04:002010-09-22T00:03:21.717-04:00Er, I did something similar as well as a kid. When...Er, I did something similar as well as a kid. When I was in K, I was moved up to 1st grade. It was so easy, but I didn't like it. No one appreciated my sarcasm (yes, even at 5 I was pretty good at it) and I'm pretty sure they were all jealous of my ability to make fart noises with my armpit and burp on command (I had an older brother who really loved me). So I told my teacher it was too hard and would get stuff wrong on purpose. I went back to K and coasted all year. <br />I've been a slacker from the get go, it must be in my genes. :shrugs:jeleighbeanhttp://phoenix.momslikeme.com/members/ScrapbookActions.aspx?g=2223889&m=14413522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-87890915185775346122010-09-21T14:35:55.810-04:002010-09-21T14:35:55.810-04:00I've just begun reading your blog & I love...I've just begun reading your blog & I love it, its so funny :) <br /><br />Check out our blog as well<br /><br />www.momsinheels.netLisahttp://www.momsinheels.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-18872464365996217622010-09-20T14:05:18.367-04:002010-09-20T14:05:18.367-04:00reminds me of a girlfriend in high school who blew...reminds me of a girlfriend in high school who blew threw the ACT exam by answering A,B,C,D,C,B,A,B,C,D etc. because she didn't want to miss going to lunch with us (and maybe someone might have told her the test didn't really count anyway...) She got a 16.Athenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13138276859617240250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-15454441394723115032010-09-20T10:24:43.715-04:002010-09-20T10:24:43.715-04:00My son took the test at school and scored well abo...My son took the test at school and scored well above average and was placed in gifted. Wait, I am not bragging, there is more. When I took him to the psychologist to be tested for ADHD, he was in a bad mood. They tested his intelligence and he tested below average. It totally depends on the day, the child's mood, and the child's attitude toward the test. The fact that your kids wanted to do poorly and did shows more about their intelligence than a silly test.Wrylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08162036739671223451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-49385562828479535422010-09-20T09:16:07.711-04:002010-09-20T09:16:07.711-04:00Placing children in gifted classes is a school dis...Placing children in gifted classes is a school districts method of balancing the special ed population(gifted is part of special ed). I don't know your disrtrict/ demographics but that has been my experience on a personal and professional level.mama rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06227233810125049370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-69849568756674431822010-09-20T07:00:28.319-04:002010-09-20T07:00:28.319-04:00Wait till they have to take the short bus, then th...Wait till they have to take the short bus, then they will beg to take the test again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-5387903749870092612010-09-20T01:31:37.203-04:002010-09-20T01:31:37.203-04:00I wouldn't be too heartbroken, based my own (f...I wouldn't be too heartbroken, based my own (fairly recent) high school experience.I dated a girl in the Gifted program and was friends with many others.<br /><br />"Gifted" becomes a social group in high school, only it's more of an unsocial group. It becomes a very tight-knit group, which can be wonderful in some ways and brutal in others. The kids I knew had a lot of close friendships but struggled with other students because until high school, the interaction with non-Gifted students was so limited that they struggled connecting with everyone else.<br /><br />If teachers are willing to work with kids to allow for some flexibility in the work, that can be enough. It doesn't have to be a separate group that can cause social issues among students.LCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-81738487099162941162010-09-19T22:13:40.694-04:002010-09-19T22:13:40.694-04:00All you can do is laugh. I sure did. No offense....All you can do is laugh. I sure did. No offense. The fact that they would purposely perform the way that they did on the test is testimony to the fact that you have intelligent kids. Love'em, and enjoy them. It will be something you can all laugh about when they are older.Bonnanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-41891999783387491612010-09-19T22:13:16.382-04:002010-09-19T22:13:16.382-04:00Laugh...I am! How funny your kids are and how ble...Laugh...I am! How funny your kids are and how blessed you are to have academically smart kids as well as kids who are smart enough to read a situation and purposely throw a test in order to gain the result they want. Street smart and academically smart. :) YEAH!! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06173497789099830629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-53337847822760183512010-09-19T20:13:51.077-04:002010-09-19T20:13:51.077-04:00My youngest daughter's junior year STAR test r...My youngest daughter's junior year STAR test results were all advanced, she barely missed anything...except math in which she scored below basic. <br /><br />BELOW BASIC! <br /> <br />I laughed. As did my husband.<br /><br />This is a child who is taking AP Calculus...probably the hardest math class in high school. She said that it was the last test of the week and she was just plain tired of all the testing so she just started bubbling in a pretty design. Yeah for her!Lisa Snoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-88687022914462916142010-09-19T17:59:45.702-04:002010-09-19T17:59:45.702-04:00I remember being scheduled to test for Gifted in u...I remember being scheduled to test for Gifted in upper elementary school and sluffing the test intentionally because I didn't want to be "challenged." Lame. <br /><br />I bet most of the kids taking that test fall into two categories - the ones who can't wait to do more work and stay inside during recess to help the teacher, and the ones who like taking it easy and are smart enough to realize if they flop the test they can keep coasting.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305533558250353035noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-75974539197650448412010-09-19T15:45:47.575-04:002010-09-19T15:45:47.575-04:00You should be proud that they're smart enough ...You should be proud that they're smart enough to fail a test on purpose.Nancy Sabinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15713260519511130162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-53573897353554036322010-09-19T07:36:15.362-04:002010-09-19T07:36:15.362-04:00Lucky woman. You have three perfectly normal kids...Lucky woman. You have three perfectly normal kids and you won't have to put up with that TAG stuff!vanillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11978025976591113499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-3089899478792672982010-09-19T01:27:57.558-04:002010-09-19T01:27:57.558-04:00oh my goodness!! Did you tell her that the kids f...oh my goodness!! Did you tell her that the kids failed on purpose? I give them credit for knowing that you could fail on purpose at that age! I don't know about there but here the whole "gifted" program is messed up, so probably better that they failed on purpose, haha. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-57611391591324987652010-09-19T00:35:27.912-04:002010-09-19T00:35:27.912-04:00Laugh! And then laugh again!Laugh! And then laugh again!Confessions of a Mother, Lawyer & Crazy Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18328760054648644568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-32520184643918660632010-09-18T20:27:17.661-04:002010-09-18T20:27:17.661-04:00Laugh... They are soo clever to think to blow the ...Laugh... They are soo clever to think to blow the test and take breaks throughout. Smart! Plus, they have great logic/reasoning skills- I mean knowing it was more work...brilliant! They are bright, I have never believed that certain tests mean anything important.DIAPERS in the DESERThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05535492405365208308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-25521462467997264172010-09-18T20:08:00.969-04:002010-09-18T20:08:00.969-04:00I found your blog through Sami, no Mimi, no Shortm...I found your blog through Sami, no Mimi, no Shortmama, oh crap maybe it was Viv? Anyway, whoever it was I thank them, I love it!<br /><br />I have a daughter in AGP and it's really no more work just work that is a challenge for her, a normal classroom pace would bore her out or her mind! <br /><br />BTW- You're a neighbor, I live just 45 minutes SW of you.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01733703366959400497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-35938821293712276722010-09-18T14:00:24.500-04:002010-09-18T14:00:24.500-04:00my son is all about the least amount of work possi...my son is all about the least amount of work possible and he loves the gifted homework because it is less boring.<br />His consequence for misbehaving in class is that his teacher takes away the GATE work and gives him regular homework. <br />Show them a cool project that gifted gets to do that they don't and they might change their minds.<br />Good luck convincing the school though.Shauna Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17546425171620396845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-22397683878001494172010-09-18T13:12:00.604-04:002010-09-18T13:12:00.604-04:00fabulous! the doctors told my mom i was retarded ...fabulous! the doctors told my mom i was retarded because i wouldn't answer their questions on one of these tests when i was little. luckily, i am still able to manage quite well, having the highest scores in my high school and national dean's list in college... wish i could go back now and have a chat with those doctors. you know your kids better than outsiders, so go with what you think is right. that's the beauty if you decide to homeschool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-64469615347777404232010-09-18T13:08:50.188-04:002010-09-18T13:08:50.188-04:00Do neither. Do the children even know what the gi...Do neither. Do the children even know what the gifted program is? Ask the guidance counselor to explain what being gifted means and the benefits that will come their way and ask her to please retest your children. They are obviously very bright!Reeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09392035289844589476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-66411337768992434772010-09-18T13:05:11.206-04:002010-09-18T13:05:11.206-04:00That is hilarious. They outsmarted the test!!
I ...That is hilarious. They outsmarted the test!! <br />I am so sorry they equate gifted classes with more work.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10517747321455561159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5382816224610988438.post-22967588155337341992010-09-18T12:46:11.861-04:002010-09-18T12:46:11.861-04:00All testing should be banned...I"m sorry but ...All testing should be banned...I"m sorry but more often than not, they label a kid, causing teachers, parents, friends, and everyone else who reads their file to label, doubt, worry, catagorize, limit and fret, about something that is very likely untrue!!!!<br /><br />Kids are an artform, not a science...back off psych and social workers...your kids are perfectly smart...who WOULD want to do more work???? Sounds like the comment of a genius!!!megannoreply@blogger.com