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Goodness, conversations like that irritate me so much, because somewhere along the line it means there's a parent who has communicated incorrect information and generated false hopes. Some of these self-declared center-goers are in for a big disappointment - not all of them will make it.

HGCs are highly selective but easy to apply for. A simple application from the parents, plus a checklist ("letter of recommendation") from the teacher, and a test in January. HGCs are for children who are so much head and shoulders above the rest that they really need a different environment. Sometimes these children are atypical in other ways too - they may have a tinge of Asperger's or ADHD (my child is one). Your typical bright child will be equally well-served, if not better, at his or her home school.

Squash any thought that children who are not accepted must be of lower intelligence. It's not true.

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I agree with all of the above.  I have one at HGC and one in 3rd grade at home school.  3rd grader hasn't yet mentioned any talk on the playground, but he's mulled over whether he wants to apply.   His Inview scores were not the same as his brothers, but if he wants to apply and see if he gets in and then decide we support that.  We've also been very careful to point out that just because one is at HGC and the other isn't doesn't mean anything about what they'll achieve or "how smart they are."  It just means that the HGC was better suited for the older one's needs at that time in his life.  Honestly it's a bit soon for kids to be discussing - I think the big handouts etc are in October and there are parent meetings etc. with a test in January.  OP - could this be a Mean Girl situation with one girl trying to put herself on the top of the pecking order and your daughter is internalizing it?[/quote]

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