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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Google the emotional needs of gifted kids and asynchronous development.

Being gifted is effectively a special need in that there are huge challenges these kids face related to the fact that they have such high intelligence.

Having a been a gifted kid, and having spent most of my time in undifferentiated classrooms where I truly was a freak to everyone else, I can tell you that those programs are a good thing.  [/quote]

I had similar experiences as a child, but I don't think this really applies to FCPS.  If you're just barely in the 99th percentile (nationally) in a grade with 60 kids in flyover country, then you're going to be the smartest kid in the grade and a bit of a freak.  If you're just barely in the 99th percentile (nationally) in FCPS, you probably aren't even the smartest kid in your classroom.  It's one thing when you really, truly have no peer group in your grade.  It's another thing when 15-20% of the kids in your grade are placed in AAP, since 15-20% of the grade should be a perfectly adequate peer group.  [/quote]

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