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[quote=Anonymous]I had a horrible experience in public school and the 'gifted' programs in that I was a smart, hardworking kid that could not get high enough scores on the standardized tests to get into the gifted programs. I had 100% in 4 of my 7 classes in junior high and solid A's in the other 3. I received something like over a dozen 'academic excellence awards' in the year that I was in regular classes and my district still denied my request 3 times to be place into honors classes. I 1) had a math teacher that recognized my abilities and by-passed the district putting me into the honors math program and 2) eventually did pass a third set of exams to get into the other honors classes. Needless to say 4 years later I got into the hardest college in the US, top in my graduating class. Most of my friends in the honors program were gifted and much less motivated than me. Most are doing o.k. but a lot had more potential.

My experience with friends and the 'system' means that I will empower and help my kids any way that I can. Keeping them challenged and instilling a good work ethic are my two top priorities. Motivate them when the work seems to hard and help them pursue the subjects they love while being practical at the same time.[/quote]

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