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[quote=Anonymous]HGC's were going back to the old curriculum in 3rd quarter.  We're not there yet.

Parent of a 5th grade HGC kid.  4th grade had more homework and was more rigorous.  5th grade (with 2.0) has many same projects as regular 5th grade.   That, and other changes (no more changing teachers for subject) was dictated by the administration (whether it was by the individual school or by the county system, I'm not sure).  The teachers aren't in favor of many of the changes, but can't say that publicly.  The teachers are very supportive of the kids in the program, and are doing what they can within the framework they have been given to do right by these kids.  I love the teachers, for both the 4th grade and the 5th grade.  I'm thrilled for the peer group and understanding teachers, and for that, even if the curriculum were exactly the same as the regular school, we'd still be at the HGC.

Even with 2.0, the curriculum is what you make of it.  If you have a kid who wants to work, and demands a lot of themselves, the homework can still be quite time consuming and the work challenging.  However, there is plenty of room to cut corners because the rubrics and grading system is handed down from above, and the kids figured that out pretty quick.[/quote]

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