[Oz-gifted] tests in the public system

[Ellen Hrebeniuk]

At 6:54 PM +1000 18/9/06, Amanda Baynham wrote:

>  also the school had their own agenda with our son...
>namely to *prove* that he wasnt smart at all.... and i
>was very hesitant about letting them label him
>incorrectly.....especially with the attitude of the
>school before i even suggested we find out what he
>actually could do...

This is just not the vibe I'm getting at my school.

>im glad we did go with the G&T specialist as DS
>pretended the entire time that he didnt know the
>answers and deliberately misanswered.... until the
>psych told him that she could see that he DID know the
>answers and asked him to treat her with respect and
>not act *dumb*..... i dont think anyone not used to
>G&T children would have realised he was playing
>her....

How old was your DS when this took place?  DS1 hasn't started that 
sort of thing yet, but he's not particularly socially acute (like his 
parents!) and he's very honest/open.  GOing on his behaviour after an 
unfortunate experience with day care, I would expect him to become 
aggro if his needs were not met.
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Ellen Hrebeniuk
Sydney, Australia

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