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[quote=Anonymous]Teacher with a background in gifted ed here. I taught at a public school for gifted students out of state. My issue was that some parents of my moderately gifted (130+ IQ according to WISC or Stanford-Binet) students thought that the 130+ IQ meant their children were prodigies, or that the IQ score meant that Larlo had carte blanche to be an asshole in class. "Well, he's just bored with your curriculum because he's so advanced." Nope, actually, your kid is in the bottom third of my group and is placed appropriately, but thanks for playing.

I've taught in regular ed as well, and I find that the parents of truly average students are not usually under any illusions.

The parents of the few highly gifted (145+) and the one or two profoundly gifted (160+) I've taught over the years also had a good handle on things and were doing their best to raise truly unusual children is an emotionally healthy and responsible way.

It's that 115-135 range that tend to have the difficult parents.  Yes, your child is quite bright, maybe even very bright, and on the higher end may need differentiated instruction in some areas.  However, your child is not Einstein. [/quote]

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