Mr. Smartie Pants

I know that everyone thinks their children are gifted. Today, though, we got some news that PROVES Matt is as smart as we have always thought he was. In the third grade, the kids take their first standardized test - the 'Cognative Abilities Test'. There is no preparation for it, it is just a general test to determine children's natural abilities. I was shocked, and thrilled to receive the results today. Matthew scored in the 99th percentile NATIONALLY! That was for verbal ability - we always tease Matt about talking too much. :-) There were two other sections of the test, non-verbal ability and quantitative ability. He scored in the 92nd percentile and the 89th percentile in those - both well above the national averages. His composite score (so his overall ability) was in the 97th percentile. I am just so proud of him!