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[quote=Anonymous]I would stay through ES. That upper elementary placement with a great teacher can really set your kid up for success. Just being at a "better" on paper school doesn't mean the right placement.

My GT kids are now 22, 20, and 16. For DS1 our elementary was great through 3rd grade - fantastic teachers. I didn't see a reason to apply for the highly gifted center and stayed at the ES. Mistake. I didn't count on the fact that DS's peers would disappear to HGC. The few really advanced kids were distributed among the 4th and 5th grade classes and DS1 had bad luck with an older teacher who just didn't get advanced kids. She somehow just managed to squash all independence and spark to do more. DS1 had okay 5th, was waitlisted for middle school magnet, and was accepted to HS magnet. Always a fine student, but never really rose to his potential, which carried on in college. I didn't make the same mistake for DS2 and DS3. Applied to HGC, and that advanced reading and writing curriculum, combined with very engaged peers, was amazing for their growth in ES. They both went on to magnet MS, HS and DS2 in T20 college.

If you want to move, wait until MS. Keep your golden placement that you have now.[/quote]

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