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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"What I don't get is what are 3rd graders in GT Montgomery County and Baltimore getting that a normal classroom isn't getting? I mean that seriously. What are they doing in math in 3rd grade? Is it just curriculum? Smaller classes? I'm just not convinced of the benefits."

I agree.  I don't think kids should be tested or selected for G&T during grade school.  [/quote]

Sorry, but this I really do not get.  Do kids magically start learning only in 9th grade?  Are AP classes a GT program?

I believe the point of GT (as opposed to accelerated learning for high performers) is to address asynchronous learning problems, where a child learns to hate a subject because it is worthless for far too long to ever become worthwhile again.  Asynchronous learning is at its highest during the grade school years.  In high school, there is a lot of leveling out, and the AP classes are fine.  If anything, GT high schools offer very little other than selective demographics.[/quote]

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