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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was one of those kids who missed the IQ requirement by one or two points, and was the next in line. I've always been an extremely hard working, straight A student and successful.

BUT I was very frustrated that I wasn't allowed into the magnet program because I could do the work.

I see both sides. Yes, gifted children need stimulation. Struggling students need support. But hard workers like me who also need to be challenged shouldn't be lumped in non-gifted track because I missed the mark on one test.

There has to be a way to challenge EVERYONE and not make anyone feel inferior.

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That was a badly organized gifted program, with a single path to admission.  Times have changed.

My niece didn't do well enough on the 5th grade MoCo RAVEN test to earn a spot in a super duper Silver Spring math/science MS magnet.  However, she excelled in 6th grade honors math and science classes at the MS in which the magnet is housed.  As a result, the school reached out to her parents to ask if they wanted her placed in the magnet for 7th grade.  They agreed and she loves the program.

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