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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its a real shame that PBES has expanded entrance to so many kids that are not really gifted.  Now their parents are complaining that the work is too hard and there is too much work. Truly gifted kids need more challenging, intensive work that requires learning how to prioritize. Real gifted kids will go deep without being asked to go deep. The "high energy" kid  that is not happy about doing the work is NOT gifted. He may be smart and well rounded and that is perfectly fine but he doesn't belong in a GT program.

The parents of these kids are watering down the program, pressuring the teachers to draw back the level of work to accommodate their kid who shouldn't be there.

The CES at PBES needs to be MUCH smaller so it can focus on being an actual gifted center or it needs to split into two programs. One program for actual gifted kids and one program for "high energy" kids whose parents just want the label but not the work. [/quote]

It's one class out of 220 kids in the grade. The thread on the CogAT scores indicated only kids with 99% national were admitted. Parents who reported other scores in the high 90s were wait listed. [/quote]

Thanks for clearing that up.[/quote]

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