Re: better confidence builder: be smartest in slower class or median in smarter class?
- From: Ericka Kammerer <eek@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 10:59:52 -0500
Beliavsky wrote:
3.) when is a child better off being the be smartest in slower class vesus
being average or less in class of smarter children? 4.) at what age
does this stuff matter...can one wait until high school and what are
the risks of leaving him in current environment?
The Johns Hopkins Talent Search for grades 7-8 uses SAT or ACT test
scores as an admissions criterion. If he gets a good score one of
these tests, that is one sign of being on track.
? That isn't a test designed to determine if a normal
student is on track in his coursework. Of course, many private
schools don't do much in the way of standardized testing, so it
can be challenging to figure out if a student is behind where
he or she ought to be, but I wouldn't turn to the SAT as a way
to determine whether a student is on track in 7th or 8th grade
(which, IMO, is still too far down the pike to realize your kid
isn't where he ought to be).
By 11th and 12th
grade I think a student who wants to study at a good university ought
to get a 4 or 5 on Advanced Placment exams in a few subjects.
But that's a real lagging indicator. If you aren't
doing well on AP exams in 12th grade, it's a little late to
be doing anything about it.
Best wishes,
Ericka
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