Wednesday Links
At New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit [NY Times] New Gifted Testing in New York Begins at Age Three [NY Times] Hopes Dimming for Tenant-Backed Bills as Albany Session Ends [NY Observer] Bkyln Dancer Combines Love of Dogs and Chocolate [Brooklyn Eagle] Anger Over Williamsburg’s Kent Ave Bike Lanes [BK Paper] Georgi Ads…
At New York Harbor School, Growing Oysters for Credit [NY Times]
New Gifted Testing in New York Begins at Age Three [NY Times]
Hopes Dimming for Tenant-Backed Bills as Albany Session Ends [NY Observer]
Bkyln Dancer Combines Love of Dogs and Chocolate [Brooklyn Eagle]
Anger Over Williamsburg’s Kent Ave Bike Lanes [BK Paper]
Georgi Ads Too Sexy for Brooklyn Buses [NY Post]
Con-Ed Rescinds Energy Conservation Appeal [NY1]
Whitman Inspires Brooklyn Heights Residents [WSJ]
Is Ten-Year AY Schedule Reasonable? [AY Report]
Brooklyn Bridge Park Domes are Gone! [City Room]
Brooklyn Boy Drowns at Riis Park [NY Post]
Photo by dagomatic
Testing preschoolers for “giftedness” is abhorrent, as is spending $84,000 on steel “play domes” so dangerous they have to be removed.
I’m quite sure this is the second time those ads have been made out to be overly risque.
There’s something called the early learning window, during which education makes a much more profound impact than during other ages. I believe (it’s been a while since I read up on current learning theory) this window is ages 4-8. Concentration on that would be preferable to gifted testing at age 3. I can’t believe the number of qualified children can justify the expense and effort.
“Georgi Ads Too Sexy for Brooklyn Buses”
This is a protest I could get behind.
IMBY – you’re correct, I’m definitely showing my age.
Ditto… more like iPhones 4’s and bento boxes.
a school readiness test? Do they check to see if you have a protractor and a lunchbox?
No, it’s not an IQ test! It’s 2 parts. One is sort of an IQ test (a test of “giftedness”) and the other is a school readiness test. Neither test was designed for this purpose.
The tests are administered by teachers, not by psychologists who administer IQ tests. And IQ tests are not reliable for 3 and 4 year olds.
are you saying the current test isn’t an IQ test?
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Its interesting that “gifted in NY has a 120 IQ threshold, whereas gifted in the rest of the country is 130 or above (according to the article).
That’s assuming that the current testing determines IQ, which is a HUGE leap.