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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). [b]Your typical bright child will be equally well-served, if not better, at his or her home school. [/b]

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

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Why "better" at the home school... curious?

We are somewhat new to mcps.  My oldest is in hgc.  I have no idea how different HGC is from the home school in terms of level of work. I do know that the curriculum is the same.  From what I can tell, there is way more writing HW in HGC than home school (I have talked to some parents at the home school about 4th grade hw and such).

I would think that the class discussions and group project work (which there were many) would be on a different level at HGC than at the home school simply because of the level that most if not all of the kids are at in HGC vs. the home school. 
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