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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So, two parents of gifted children speak for all families with gifted children, and therefore it must be so that no gifted child ever gets bored?  Have you ever heard of statistical extrapolation?[/quote]

Why yes, I have done my share of statistics in grad school and in work. I don't think "extrapolation" is the word I'd use in this context, actually.

It's more than 2 of us, BTW - I've seen others who share my views talk to each other on this thread.

Please stop distorting our views. We've been very careful to state that ALL kids get bored in school at some point, but this is not necessarily the terrible crisis some of you seem to think it is, nor do gifted kids need special protections, [b]nor would shielding gifted kids from all boredom necessarily be good for them.[/b] [/quote]

Not PP, but I need to chime in.

This is a straw man argument. No one has argued that gifted kids should be shielded from all boredom.   I'm talking about kids who are bored all day, every day because they are in a school that doesn't fit them and their learning styles. This can be very negative for some gifted and highly gifted kids. See my prior reference to Barbara Kerr's work for more explanation if you are more interested in exploring the subject of how poor school match affects gifted kids a group, rather than just individual gifted kids (like yours).

Some gifted kids (especially boys)  need a better match. Gifted kids drop out of high school at higher rates, especially in lower income groups.

The issue of funding is also a straw man. The argument shouldn't be whether we fund SN fully or GT fully, but why aren't we funding both fully? If we reduced the military budget there would be more federal money available for schools.

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