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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]All of these magnet school self-proclaimed brainiacs need to remove themselves from their little bubble. They are not impressing anyone with their allegedly brilliant snowflakes. I almost feel like their schools are doing the kids a dis-service by accelerating them so much.

And please don't say "my kid is so smart and they were bored!" Good. Have them play sports, watch mindless TV, play video games, learn plumbing, or flirt with girls/boys. It will serve them much better in life.[/quote]

1. You're heartless. Some kids actually do suffer from extreme boredom and school refusal when they have to sit through hours of school and never be challenged in any way. One of my kids is like this, and my other kids are not, so it's not me being a wishful thinking Tiger Parent. For us, it's not about college admissions. It's about avoiding depression for this one gifted kid. All the activities you mention don't actually happen in the classroom, do they?

2. If you do care about college admissions, it's all about quotas and cohorts. College admissions want to see whether the student has stood out among his peers. Thus magnet schools and high-performing publics and privates are curses for all but the most gifted kids. All the rest need hooks or luck to get into the most selective colleges, because it's only the tippy top ones who will get in.

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