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[quote=Anonymous]There's no world where a spelling test, even if it was grade level appropriate, is going to stretch a gifted student.  I think that's a stupid example.  That's just something that every gifted kid in public school has had to do anyways.

For my kid in APS elementary, she spent a lot of time reading challenging books after she finished her work.  She'd get through several a week so we'd source them at the public library.  I made suggestions so she read a lot of classics.  Once they started CKLA we'd try to pick out stretch books to add onto the curriculum.  I also pushed for her to have access to IXL to do additional math after she finished her assigned math and any extension packets, and that happened some years.  In writing, I asked her classroom teacher to expect more of her if there was still time to work, so that happened sometimes. Basically, not to let her finish the assignment in 5 minutes and go back to her book--ask her to keep writing to fill the time.  It did get better as she got into higher grades.  Our school did always cluster so she did have excellent peers.

APS has gutted the program, especially post-covid.  The now-named AACs aren't supposed to offer any curriculum targeting gifted students, but to make extension materials available that are suitable for the whole class.  That's really wrong, IMO, and isn't meeting the needs of students who need more challenging content and to grapple with big ideas.
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