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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I'm a parent who had to fill out the Arlington form; the process was initiated by our K and 1st grade teachers.  Honestly, I had no idea what to say.  I think she's smart and other people are always saying how smart she is, but it was hard to put into concrete words. [/b]

I grew up in a time when gifted kids were teased and stigmatized, so I wasn't too thrilled with the label.  So I had mixed feelings about my daughter following suit.  That said, I liked the stuff we did in the program - we did a deeper dive into many subjects than in my regular or honors classes, which was worthwhile.[/quote]

Same here, with both kids ID'd as gifted.  DS I'd say is bright but I wouldn't say he's gifted.  He is strong in math - the only area the school ID'd him as "gifted" -- so was pulled out into the highest math group throughout school.  DD does seem to me more fitting the definition of "gifted' - she's ID by the school as gifted in all subjects they asked about and does seem to have a more unique and creative way of thinking.  But, I don't see that her school's gifted teacher added much to her ES experience.  She was challenged well via her classroom teachers' differentiation.[/quote]

Well, yes, she's a girl.

The American school system befits the feminine gender.

They are pleasers and learn in a different manner.  Their bodies generally don't need to be in constant movement.

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What horse shit. Education is designed for boys and is rooted in efforts to school boys.[/quote]

Yet we've been bolstering girls the last two decades when it was "bring your daughters to work day". Girls on the run. STEM for girls.

All the while graduation rates for boys have been declining.  University enrollment if boys is a real problem. Girls outnumber boys 60-40% ...and colleges realize people shy away from their school if numbers aren't more 50-50.

Recess in schools has virtually disappeared.  Kids sit longer in desks.

Bravo America!![/quote]

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