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[quote=Anonymous]Our child is at an HGC and she reports no child is struggling.  The only kid who left, left because she missed her friends at the home school.  Any kids who are "struggling" seem to be the type who are struggling because of organizational issues, not substantive academics or because they are so bright that even at the HGC they are bored.

By the nature of the application process, these are kids who are already performing a number of years above grade level in both reading and math.  Kids in the program read a minimum of 2 years above level upon entry.  Math, at least one year.  In addition to the Raven and HGC test, the application file has teacher recs, parent recs, and grade transcripts which include reading and math achievement scores, MSAs, etc.   The application process reveals very clearly those kids who are already working far above grade level -- there's no "pushing" the HGC kids.  The HGC is merely serving them where they are.

There are so many people applying to the HGC program that even those on the waitlist are very qualified.  
 
As for enrichment vs. acceleration -- it is true that the HGC kids still have to do the normal 4/5 curriculum.   But they are not just enriched; they are definitely accelerated.  In math, all HGC kids are at least one year ahead, more than half are 2 or more years ahead.  In reading, additional books are assigned at higher than 4/5 reading levels.  Lots of independent research/writing projects, etc.  If it were just the 4/5 curriculum, parents wouldn't see the point of sending kids. [/quote]

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