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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We turned down an HGC and are happy with the decision.  We didn't even apply to a MS magnet and will likely end up at the local HS, which is perceived as a top school in MoCo (one of the W schools).

My DC is also 97-99% and was told DC had the highest GT test score in the school a few years back.  DC was also bored in 1st and 2nd grade.    I would say that elementary school was mostly easy for DC.  The 5th grade math teacher said DC could have been in a higher math class, but they didn't offer it.  I didn't push to have him take the middle school math option in 5th for the logistical nightmare, but that was an option.  Going into middle school, DC is on track for Algebra in 7th grade.

The benefit of staying was that DC remained with friends.  DC became a patrol and a student govt leader.  DC was in tears at his 'graduation' because he loved the school.   Although not completely challenged by school, DC was involved in tons of outside activities that kept DC challenged.

I originally pushed DC to go to an HGC, but DC really fought hard against.  Now DC has a cohort of friends heading off to middle school, where there is no assurance that DC would have made a magnet MS. In the end, it's a case-by-case basis, <b>but I don't think going to an HGC is required for success in life</b>.  For some kids, it sounds life-changing, but parents shouldn't feel guilty about the local option.  That all said, I wish local schools would do a better job of taking care of local GT kids.  Also, C2.0 and in-class ability grouping at your school may not be to your liking.  It is a hard decision, but I wanted you to know that  we turned down an HGC and survived so far.
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My child is in an HGC (NOT in a W cluster) and I totally agree with you. It's been great for my child, but I think that my child would also have been perfectly fine staying at the home school. And, conversely, there are a lot of children in my child's home school class for whom the HGC would also have been great, but they weren't admitted.

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