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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'm a parent who had to fill out the Arlington form; the process was initiated by our K and 1st grade teachers.  Honestly, I had no idea what to say.  I think she's smart and other people are always saying how smart she is, but it was hard to put into concrete words. [/b]

I grew up in a time when gifted kids were teased and stigmatized, so I wasn't too thrilled with the label.  So I had mixed feelings about my daughter following suit.  That said, I liked the stuff we did in the program - we did a deeper dive into many subjects than in my regular or honors classes, which was worthwhile.[/quote]

Same here, with both kids ID'd as gifted.  DS I'd say is bright but I wouldn't say he's gifted.  He is strong in math - the only area the school ID'd him as "gifted" -- so was pulled out into the highest math group throughout school.  DD does seem to me more fitting the definition of "gifted' - she's ID by the school as gifted in all subjects they asked about and does seem to have a more unique and creative way of thinking.  But, I don't see that her school's gifted teacher added much to her ES experience.  She was challenged well via her classroom teachers' differentiation.[/quote]

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