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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It doesn't seem like any of the PPs really know what is going on.  Clarity would be nice.

I have a highly gifted second grader who has very mixed experiences with teachers.  His K teacher and 2 teacher really liked him, and "got" his giftedness.  His 1st grade teacher thought he unmotivated -- I doubt she'd recommend him for the program.  Unfortunately, there can be kind of a negative feedback loop for some gifted kids with teachers not experienced with giftedness -- the kid is bored so opts out of the work; the teacher is irritated; the student is less motivated to do any classwork; the teacher is more irritated; etc. etc.  I was ready to give up on public school for my child, and then this year he has a teacher with a master's in gifted ed and it's like the clouds have parted and the sun shines through.

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I completely agree with this. Many gifted kids and 2e kids will be overlooked by teachers who have no understanding of what that looks like. It's not always the compliant child who sits at their desk quietly and does their work. In fact, a lot of highly intelligent kids do zone out due to boredom. It also hurts highly intelligent kids with ADHD. A lot of teachers have no idea how to work with these kids and don't get them. If your child gets one of those teachers, and unfortunately there are a lot of them, then don't count on your kid getting identified. I personally have an ADHD child with a very high IQ and if it had been up to his 2nd or 3rd grade teacher to identify him he would never have been accepted into an HGC program. So grateful that we are almost finished with MCPS. [/quote]

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