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  • June 14, 2011 at 9:35 PM #704678
    Echoooo
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    alright, seems this old thread is alive again. I am frustrated with GATE in Poway due to the fact that my son was tested GATE (99.7 something), but he was not performing as he supposed to. As a fact, he has trouble understanding some instructions when doing math or reading comprehension. When I asked his teacher, she simply commented that “GATE students’ brain functions differently.” It seems that his angle of thinking is different.As a result, he is frustrated too. I really wish Poway has a program catering to GATE students. But again, I suppose every gifted students has his/her own area of giftness…

    June 14, 2011 at 11:29 PM #703464
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    [quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

    What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
    Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

    June 14, 2011 at 11:29 PM #703560
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    [quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

    What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
    Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

    June 14, 2011 at 11:29 PM #704150
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    [quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

    What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
    Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

    June 14, 2011 at 11:29 PM #704299
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    [quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

    What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
    Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

    June 14, 2011 at 11:29 PM #704658
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    [quote=Rhett][quote=AN]But if not all Seminar class are the same and not all are different than regular classes, then I won’t even take the risk and just keep them in the same private school through 5th Grade.[/quote]

    What type of private school they attend, AN (just curious)?[/quote]
    Montessori. The reason why I was concerned about the statement that some Seminar classes use the same curriculum as regular class is because I have a cousin who’s in 4th grade right now and I see what her curriculum is. Regarding math, she only learn addition and subtraction in 2nd grade. In 3rd grade, she multiplication and division. So, if your kid is more advanced, it would be unlikely that they’ll be taught beyond what the curriculum specify. Montessori on the other hand will be teaching the kids topics that will constantly push the maximum capability. In 2nd grade in this Montessori, they’re already teaching word problems and simple algebra. Which is much more advanced than the curriculum of regular public school.

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 PM #703504
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    UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.

    Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 PM #703600
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    UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.

    Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 PM #704191
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    UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.

    Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 PM #704339
    an
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    UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.

    Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?

    June 14, 2011 at 11:36 PM #704698
    an
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    UCGal, thanks for that suggestion. I didn’t know the kid can still take the test even though he/she doesn’t go to the public school in the district. In that case, I’ll definitely have him take the test in 2nd grade and see how he score, talk to the Seminar teacher/school and see if it make sense to switch school. Originally, I was under the impression that I have to send my kid to the public school first before he can take the test.

    Since you are very family w/ the Seminar program, do you know how the kids in Seminar do in Jr. High vs the kids who came from private K-5? I heard from a friend who knows a few parents who switch their kids from private school to seminar program. Then when they merge back together in 6th grade at Bishops, the kids who were in Seminar program were behind the kids who went to private K-5. Any comment on that?

    June 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM #703533
    Coronita
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    I’m sorry, but can someone help me understand the intense interest in GATE programs?

    I never was selected for GATE when I was a kid…Ok truthfully teachers thought I was a dipshit when I was young, because I couldn’t even get past the 70% mark on the standardized Iowa tests in first few years in school. And I had a surfer dude honors math teacher (who I couldn’t understand his AmericanEnglish with all the “dude” “whoa” and “cool” interjections)tell me I shouldn’t be an enginerd.

    So is this a secret society or holy grail that parents try to get their kids to achieve because their kids are smart, besides having nostalgia 30-40-50 years later on a real estate blog about once being in a gifted program?

    What do you learn in gate versus non-gate versus what you could learn just by sending your kid to an enrichment program or two…

    June 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM #703630
    Coronita
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    I’m sorry, but can someone help me understand the intense interest in GATE programs?

    I never was selected for GATE when I was a kid…Ok truthfully teachers thought I was a dipshit when I was young, because I couldn’t even get past the 70% mark on the standardized Iowa tests in first few years in school. And I had a surfer dude honors math teacher (who I couldn’t understand his AmericanEnglish with all the “dude” “whoa” and “cool” interjections)tell me I shouldn’t be an enginerd.

    So is this a secret society or holy grail that parents try to get their kids to achieve because their kids are smart, besides having nostalgia 30-40-50 years later on a real estate blog about once being in a gifted program?

    What do you learn in gate versus non-gate versus what you could learn just by sending your kid to an enrichment program or two…

    June 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM #704222
    Coronita
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    I’m sorry, but can someone help me understand the intense interest in GATE programs?

    I never was selected for GATE when I was a kid…Ok truthfully teachers thought I was a dipshit when I was young, because I couldn’t even get past the 70% mark on the standardized Iowa tests in first few years in school. And I had a surfer dude honors math teacher (who I couldn’t understand his AmericanEnglish with all the “dude” “whoa” and “cool” interjections)tell me I shouldn’t be an enginerd.

    So is this a secret society or holy grail that parents try to get their kids to achieve because their kids are smart, besides having nostalgia 30-40-50 years later on a real estate blog about once being in a gifted program?

    What do you learn in gate versus non-gate versus what you could learn just by sending your kid to an enrichment program or two…

    June 15, 2011 at 6:07 AM #704369
    Coronita
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    I’m sorry, but can someone help me understand the intense interest in GATE programs?

    I never was selected for GATE when I was a kid…Ok truthfully teachers thought I was a dipshit when I was young, because I couldn’t even get past the 70% mark on the standardized Iowa tests in first few years in school. And I had a surfer dude honors math teacher (who I couldn’t understand his AmericanEnglish with all the “dude” “whoa” and “cool” interjections)tell me I shouldn’t be an enginerd.

    So is this a secret society or holy grail that parents try to get their kids to achieve because their kids are smart, besides having nostalgia 30-40-50 years later on a real estate blog about once being in a gifted program?

    What do you learn in gate versus non-gate versus what you could learn just by sending your kid to an enrichment program or two…

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