My quick take on "gifted" programs.
* These are really supposed to be for kids that learn differently, not necessarily "smarter".
* The percentage of kids in these programs is higher than should be expected.
* The number of kids that happen to have teacher parents or some possible inside track seems high.
I think people hear "gifted" and think they are being left out, but that's not supposed to be the case. Sort of the difference between classroom and home school, sometimes one works better for a kid than the other, not that one is necessarily better than the other.
I think people hear "gifted" and think they are being left out, but that's not supposed to be the case. Sort of the difference between classroom and home school, sometimes one works better for a kid than the other, not that one is necessarily better than the other.