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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]My kids are at one of the supposedly "good" centers. The peers are strong students, there are plenty of excellent opportunities, the expectations are high. The teaching is inconsistent, to put it nicely. I am very disappointed. I have no doubt that Nysmith and others do a better job, regardless of whether or not the kids there did or didn't get into AAP. Look, I am sure there aren't a lot of 150 IQ kids at any of the schools. Most "gifted" kids are a little above average kids from households that value education. So a kid scores a 125 vs 140 on the CoGat--big deal. Certainly mine fit into that broad category and AAP is a breeze for them.

There are a number of reasons to choose public over private but I don't doubt that the Nysmith kids are getting a better education.[/quote]

My two kids are also at a "good" center, and it is overcrowded -- 30 kids per AAP class and many classes are in trailers.  It's a much better fit than GenEd, but my highly gifted kid is bored and, ironically, struggling because she checks out and stops trying.  She needs a much smaller environment but we can't afford private.  My moderately gifted high achiever is thriving.[/quote]in the fall of 2020 McNair will be opening the new addition so you won’t have to worry about the trailers.[/quote]Hope they are getting a new administration too[/quote]

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