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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, my daughter is in 4th grade at a center.  She's doing great, making friends and talking about other kids when she never did that before.  She has kids interested in the things she says and not thinking she's the odd smart kid, and she's finds the kids there interesting too.

The teachers there and the school counselor know about gifted kids and their sensitivities.  My daughter has sensitivities to noise and other stimulus that are far muted than they once were.  It's not even noticeable now whereas when she was in K, she had permission to wear headphones to drown out classroom noise.    I believe that the teachers would recognize issues common (or even uncommon) to gifted kids and react in an appropriate manner, moreso than a regular classroom teacher just because they would see it more often.  I am very comfortable sending my daughter there.[/quote]

This was my son's experience as well.  He was very "flat" during his earlier elementary school years and didn't have a circle of friends (although he did get along with other kids; just didn't click).

When he went to the Center, it was as if his life turned technicolor.  He came home every day so excited about what he was doing and about his new friends.  He loved his teacher, loved his class - it was fantastic.

He's in a MS magnet now and thriving.

Thank God for the HGC.[/quote]

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