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Wrong.  There is not that much difference.  It is a mess and it needs to be reworked.  Get rid of it.  I would say to go back to the old way when it was only the truly highly gifted.  (For example, a school that now has 2/3 of the kids in AAP had only two or three per grade selected for the GT program of twenty-five years ago.  SES has not changed in the school.)

However, the old GT program relied only on IQ tests that are no longer valid because of test prep.  So, get rid of the whole program.

I taught in a system that did not separate out the brightest.  A good teacher can accommodate all levels in the primary grades and later, the teachers can track for math and language arts.

The idea with initially separating the gifted was that they could move fast and independently.  [b]But, now, with so many kids being "twice-exceptional"  it is a whole different ball game[/b].  And, few of the kids are highly gifted.
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DP.  When you write stuff like this, I can't take any of your argument seriously.  I'm glad you were never my DCs' teacher.  Or mine.[/quote]

Nothing wrong with being twice exceptional--but, if you think the class, as originally intended to be accelerated, is not affected by kids who need additional help, you are mistaken.  Get rid of the program totally.  There is no need to separate the kids out.  Why do you think they need to be segregated from  gen ed.  There is always just a point or two difference between them.  And, as I said, the scores are no longer valid.  Any kid who needs prep for an IQ test should be eliminated.[/quote]

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