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[quote=Anonymous]I'm the mom of two "gifted kids".  I don't care two figs for that label other than as way to get my kids the education they need.  See, without the label parents are looked at as biased, pushy parents who think their kid is a "special snowflake.  Anecdotal evidence about what the kids are capable of doing and how miserable they are at school is dismissed.  So, we jump through hoops to take whatever tests our school district requires for a "gifted" label so that they can get into a "gifted" program so that they can finally get an education that meets their needs.  We're still looked at as pushy parents, but our kids have a better chance of getting help.

While there may indeed be some pushy parents, there are a lot of parents whose kids are pulling us and we're running behind trying to catch up.  Perhaps if schools would work with the kid who tries to ask their teacher if  they could please learn something new, we wouldn't need the label at all.  Until then, we're forced to use it because it's the only tool we have.

Incidentally, it doesn't always mean much.  We held on from Kindergarten through second grade hoping that when they tested for "giftedness" things would improve.  In third grade she finally was identified as "gifted" and we received a letter from the school telling us of her new designation and that the school would be providing "gifted" services.  What supplementary education did she receive due to her label?  One chapter of Charlotte's web.[/quote]

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