12 yr old scored 1170 on SAT

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<p>tigerlilly:
I know I am going to get blasted for this but here goes,
As a teacher in one of the best high schools in California (according to API scores) I had several students who are seniors this year who took the SAT last year and “bombed it” (the average was about 1800). These students have GPA’s of 4.3 and above. They are Asian (for what it’s worth). I asked them what they wish they had done differently and they said they wish they had started studying sooner, like in 9th grade. They suggested to me that I should have my son not only start studying but have him take the SAT’s as a 6th grader.
I took my son to a place that does SAT prep and the counselor told me that all of the kids in their program go to school during the day and then come to their program after school for 2-3 hours. About 95% of the kids in the program are Asian.
But then again, what do Asians know about school, right?
There is nothing wrong with having your kid take the SAT at 12 years old. In fact there is a whole thread on CC about what people recieved on their 7th grade SAT’s.
You can compare there if you want.
Not one person on that thread has said taking the SAT in 7th grade ruined their life, in fact, most are proud of how they did.</p>

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<p>I also wonder about the “let them be a kid” comment. I may be wrong here, but what if a kid is failing in school? Is there anything wrong with making him study for an hour a night to get caught up with the rest of the class, or is it better to “let them be a kid” and go outside and play so we don’t burn them out? On the opposite side, if school is not a challenge for a kid, what is wrong with making them study material that is challenging for them for an hour a night or so?
Either kid in my example is being challenged, yet for the advanced kid we find something wrong with it.
Maybe someone can correct my logic in a nice way.</p>