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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

No need to apologize.  I was not offended.  Was just curious why you would think your DC was a good candidate for HGC based on your description. What you described as accelerated in your private school is pretty much what kids in HGC are doing.  As you said, reading 2 grades ahead is pretty common in regular MCPS schools, as well.  [b]To get into HGC requires more than just reading 2 grades ahead.  The kids that are getting in are able make inferences and write beyond their grade level.  [/b][/quote]

Really, I don't know what it requires to get into an HGC. Some of the kids in my child's grade who got in were a big surprise to me. And some of the kids whom I expected to get in didn't even get on the waitlist.

But I agree with the other PP that "Highly Gifted" is a misnomer. In my experience, some of the kids at the HGC really are highly gifted, but a lot of them are just regular smart kids. So if the PP's kid is a just regular smart kid, it seems to me that it's worth a try.[/quote]

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