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Yes, there are highly able kids who are rotting in regular school.  There are gifted children who have to stay in the regular school because of a lack of seats or they chose not to go to a HGC/magnet.  But tomorrow's forum is on GT.  If we want to talk about GT kids left in the regular classroom for whatever reason--DIFFERENTIATION WONT CUT IT.  HOMOGENEOUS GROUPING WONT CUT IT-because there aren't enough of them in a given school.

For the students who come in well prepared from the eastern part or the western part of the counties, in school homogeneous grouping may work.  But that is another issue, right?[/quote]

GT in MCPS means only one and one thing, please try to understand that. This is not GT defined in the world, NAGC, or VA, or NC. We must understand the definition before starting to debate. GT in MCPS means all the kids who are identified as such in 2nd grade.  Highly gifted kids left in local school are a part of this GT population and in their case the lack of appropriate acceleration is substantially visible. So, let us ask to change the local schools’ offering.

Homogeneous or ability grouping will work if we do not worry about age based tracking. Schools should be able to provide various classes, where students enter based on ability assessment and exit based on learning. This is what we must ask for the good of all kids.
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This is really not true.  MCPS does have GT as "defined in the world, NAGC, or VA."  It is the kids they select for testing for centers.  The others according to MCPS are kinda ready for above the grade English and math.  MCPS has clearly said that.  Highly gifted kids left in the regular classroom in each school are a very small number.  The only way to take care of their needs is to increase the number of seats in centers and magnets and/or create new centers and magnets.  The new rule in Maryland requires these kids get the services outside the school.

Where does it say that MCPS defines GT as those coming well prepared?  [/quote]

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