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[quote=Anonymous]11:39 again with a slightly different issue. I'm trying to get away from the stupid snark and refocus on some real issues. Here's my take on why parents push so hard for the "gifted" label. There are at least three reasons, two of which seem reasonable, one of which seems selfish. Feel free to add your own reasons. (1) It puts the kids on track for a magnet/competitive private school, which in turn puts the kid on track for a selective college. Yes, it's actually true that if Johnny doesn't get into advanced math in 3rd grade, it's going to be a huge leap for Johnny to get into advanced math in 6th grade, and then Johnny won't do AP calculus as a high school junior. And then who knows what college Johnny could get into. (2) Some schools and school systems dumb down, so that "normal" is the new "gifted." In MoCo recently, 40% of kids were identified as "gifted." In a situation like this, a normal IQ kid might reasonably be bored in on-level classes. (3) Yes, some parents do overidentify with their kids' success ("Johnny got into an ivy league school, so this makes me a good parent.") We all know these parents. The mix of motives would obviously vary with the particular family. Feel free to add your own motives.[/quote]
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