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[quote=Anonymous]Okay, okay!

First of all, I am sorry I questioned that you were threatening to harass me.  When you said you would give my posts the respect they deserve I responded by saying that I didn't understand what you meant.  Why didn't you just say, "No, I didn't mean that I wanted to harass you, I meant that I was going to be respectful and ignore your posts".  That would have been the reasonable response rather than continuing this madness.

So, again....I didn't cry harassment.  I said I didn't understand what she was implying by "respect".  You can see that given the numerous posts of calling me "a self appointed victim" and citing posts from months ago and resposting them here so she can prove her point to the world that I wouldn't have jumped to the conclusion that she was aiming to be respectful.

For the record....

1) I'm not a victim at all.  I do have a tendency to get caught up in drama and that is my biggest downfall.
2) I don't have any problems with any parent enrolling their gifted kids in a private school.  I don't know any of you and don't know your situation.  I don't know the caliber of curriculum at the school, nor do I even know what school your kid is going to!
3) I truly believe that a gifted kid (130+) can benefit from a program designed specifically to meet such children's needs.  I believe that kids with IQs between 130 - 140 are capable of working 2 to 5 years above grade level.  My beliefs are based on extensive research from university based studies that are peer reviewed and published in academic journals.  HOWEVER, just because I believe this does NOT mean that I am making a judgement on anyone else's decisions for their kids.  All the research in the world does not trump a parent's knowledge of their own child and what is best for that child.  I would like to be able to share my views and research on these forums without people jumping down my throat and bringing up drama from the past.  
4) My opinions are not a judgement on anyone.  
5) When I speak about gifted kids I am not referring to profoundly gifted kids. Those children are so rare that most educators may never have one of these kids in their classes at any point in their career. 
6) I think all kids need to be challenged hardily in school and praised for their effort and not their intelligence.  A gifted kid should not receive praise for making the honor roll if they put in half the effort of the other kids to get those As.  Meeting a challenge, working hard, failing and trying again, knowing that there will always be someone smarter than you and being okay with it, and persistence are all lessons needed for a successful life.  If a child isn't challenged there will be no effort to praise and no lessons learned.

I sincerely hope that the previous poster will stand by her assertion that she will ignore my posts.  I want you to respect my right to share my views and not worry about someone "catching" me and making grand statements that I'm the "PG-crusader" and I'm back again to spread my crazy views to unassuming parents.

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