Parent: The matrix I received said my child is not qualified as G/T.
Me: Okay?
Parent: I don't understand. They have tested every year for the past five years, and every year it says they are not qualified.
Me: Some students never qualify as G/T.
Parent: It is just a test - surely after so many attempts they could pass it!
Me: You understand that the test advances as they get older, right? That they are not taking the exact same test every time, right?
Parent: They aren't?
Me: Okay?
Parent: I don't understand. They have tested every year for the past five years, and every year it says they are not qualified.
Me: Some students never qualify as G/T.
Parent: It is just a test - surely after so many attempts they could pass it!
Me: You understand that the test advances as they get older, right? That they are not taking the exact same test every time, right?
Parent: They aren't?