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Reply to "Do all of the DC elem. public schools have "gifted" programs?"
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[quote=Anonymous]I think that "gifted" programs are sometimes overrated and have lost their focus. In Montgomery County, where the Lake Wobegone effect seems in full flower (all children are above average), I've heard that some parents actually threaten litigation if their kid is not invited into the gifted and talented program. Having said that, DCPS historically has been hostile to anything that smacks of selectivity. In my child's elementary school, an LSRT member opposed a math enrichment program on the ground that it was elitist (and this is in Ward 3, mind you). If Michelle Rhee didn't start a DCPS gifted program during her tenure as chancellor, it sure isn't going to happen under Mayor One-City.[/quote]
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