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My sister and I both had IQ tests when we entered a kindergarten magnet program. I tested at 147, and she tested at 153 (we only found out much later, when we were going through old stuff). [b]We both went to strong private schools after finding public school too easy,[/b] but neither of us graduated college early. At my high school, there were absolutely kids there who were smarter than me, and yet they did well in a mainstream (if very selective) private school.

[b]My point is that I think people assume that very high IQ kids can’t function in a regular school environment.[/b] That’s mostly not true. “Gifted” does not exclusively mean John Nash or Albert Einstein. Those types of people are savants. They are exceptionally rare.[/quote]

You contradicted yourself.  You said that you and your sister couldn't function in public school, but then insisted that high IQ kids can function in a regular school environment.  Of course high IQ kids can function in selective privates or real gifted programs.  This is different from modern "gifted" programs that seem to take everyone and then offer at best a mildly accelerated curriculum.  [/quote]

I’m responding to posters here who seem to think gifted kids are exclusively the kids being homeschooled or graduating from college at aged 14.

Even a selective private school is still a relatively “regular” school environment.

And let me be clear about my sister and me: We could function in public school; we just weren’t challenged. It wouldn’t have killed us to stay in public school. [/quote]

What does it mean, to function but not be challenged? What kind of functioning are you talking about? A getting by one, or one that was productive and fulfilling?[/quote]

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