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Frenzy Begins for Gifted, Talented As Tots Prepare for New Testing

Submitted by Elsa Francis, Jan 17, 2008 14:31

I was very happy to read that some parents had difficuties understanding some of the relationships. My son brought home a practice test from school and I had difficuties figuring out a few of them. I was a bit concerned as to whether this was an appropriate test for 4 years old, if a college graduate could not figure out some questions. I ended up getting all of them right, but my reasoning wasn't always what they explained it to be. To pacify myself I even took it to my job and likewise college graduates like myself were baffled.


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