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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, this [b]bubble wrapping of children does them no good[/b]. It may be a difficult lesson to learn for some kids, but they will eventually learn that people vary in their strengths. I have kids in AAP and in gen ed. It does my gen ed kid no good to pretend we all have the same strengths, and it would do my aap kids no good to force them to sit in a classroom, bored, while the teacher paced the lessons for the average kid.

I had the experience in school of both being in a TAG program, and then after a move, not being in the TAG program. I was not crippled by being ‘not smart enough’ in the school that didn’t feel I was qualified. My education was greatly benefited by being in the program in the other school and having access to instruction that strengthened my critical thinking skills.

Having resources and an environment that challenges fast learners does not have to come at the expense of the general education classes. Why must we assume it does?[/quote]

If we are talking about bubble wrapping, it does no good socially isolate the smarter kids throughout elementary school, then toss them back into the mix in middle school. [/quote]

How is it socially isolating them? They are in a class full of other students, and it gives them an opportunity to have instruction that is structured to fulfill their needs. If you don’t want them in that class, don’t enroll them!

I don’t know about you, but my kids are involved in tons of activities outside of school where they work with kids from all intellectual capacities.

I honestly don’t understand what the problem is. Should we tell our athletically gifted children that they shouldn’t play on teams with others who match their level because it will be too isolating for them?  They need to learn how to play basketball with all levels of players. Or maybe the kids on competition dance teams should bring in some kids who didn’t qualify in the auditions because they may be too isolated by working with other dancers at a similiar skill level...

Or maybe we should disband college honors colleges that require participation in honor colllege courses, only available to member of the honors college. I will never know how to carry on a philosophical discussion with people who didn’t qualify for my honors courses because I was isolated and could only have discourse with my honors cohort.. *sarcasm*
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