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A comment on California's most neglected group of students: the gifted ones. Parent comment

Re:California's most neglected group of students: the gifted... by Spoom on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @02:08PM (#42248853)
In Ontario, access to these programs was gated by an IQ test given to all students based on the outcome of a standardized test (this was ~30 years ago, no idea what they do today). I'm not saying it was perfectly objective or equitable but it was a start at trying to make it objective. Are programs not doing something similar in California or elsewhere in the US?
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Re:California's most neglected group of students: the gifted... by krooj on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @03:18PM (#42249601)
Yep - I remember the CCAT from 4th grade that resulted in my being placed into a different class for 5th. AFAIK, we were given this test "cold" (no prep) and I remember it being timed.
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Re:California's most neglected group of students: the gifted... by AuryGlenz on Tuesday November 26, 2024 @09:17PM (#42252284)
It’s literally illegal to give students IQ tests in California.
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