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[quote=Anonymous]So, let's say you have five classes. Don't they spread the kids out rather than grouping by ability in the class?

The reason I ask is that my kid ended up in a classroom with kids who appear to be rather bright (as opposed to sporty). The school sent us a letter at the end of last year saying my kid qualified as gifted (can't remember the exact language), would be doing compacted math, would be instructed at a higher reading level, etc. And now my kid ends up in a class with zero kids he knows, seemingly with the brightest kids.

Before I get flamed: I don't think my kid is a special snowflake or that the gifted label letter makes him special. Candidly, I didn't think twice about the letter when I received it. It wasn't until the open house this week when we realized we didn't really know any of the other families and the kids seemed a bit bookwormy that I wondered if that letter meant something and they grouped entire classes by ability---which I really didn't think was the case.

I realize that every school is different, but does anyone know if this happens?[/quote]

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