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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ugh! 16;25 - I'm starting to think that all the anti-GTA posters on this thread are actually fronts for the opposite group (which wanted to elminate GT entirely and lump all kids together in the exact same classes).  I have not seen a single GTA person post in all 8 pgs of this - what I have seen is many parents like myself who had not heard of GTA a couple weeks ago until the group was mentioned on a similar thread complaining about educational opportunities for higher end learners.  After that I looked at their website (as it sounds like many others did too) and 100% agree with their Challenge Every Child proposal.  I also looked at the opposite group's website - the No Labels, No Limits group - and totally disagree with them.

Pretty much every one us us that seems to be posting in favor of using the strength of numbers or is interested in the ideas of GTA even if we are not sure yet if we want to join, has said the same thing - the labeling of the kids is just a useful tool to try to help provide leverage to giving them the services they need.  I think most of us care not one wit whether our kid is truly gifted in the traditional sense of the word. (DD is 4 and I am fairly confident she's not gifted but also expect she is likely to be among the more advanced learners in our very high poverty school.)  If your kid is truly gifted, good for you!  Why do we have to fight about it?  How are the efforts of some parents to advocate for differentiated instructuion targeting each kid where they are at (Including truly gifted kids) in any way competing with your goal of getting the best education possible for your gifted child?[/quote]

The GTA wants to keep labeling their kids.  If its about getting ability grouping why would you need a label.  Just be honest and admit that the GTA wants a label for their kids and is bringing down GT with it.  Many of us here in the eastern part of MoCo are happy with our centers and magnets.  No, we don't support the GTA because you guys use anonymous postings, misleading statements (the thing you said about tomorrows meeting not being about HGCs), and cannot be pinned down on anything.  There is strength in numbers only if we represent the same thing.  GTA and many of us in Takoma Park don't agree on pretty much anything.[/quote]

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