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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the suburbs win hands down because of the nature of it’s true gifted programs. Although I hear some schools west of the park do some form of Junior Great Books, DCPS lacks in gifted education. If your child is truly GT, you’d have to get outside GT testing via the WISC test and then try to cobble curriculum together.

If you are in DC and concerned that your child might be GT, have your child privately tested because it would be a shame to have a GT child float effortlessly through school without actually being challenged. [/quote]

Not sure what this obsession with gifted programs is.  My extremely well-educated town growing up had no gifted HS and MS program. Plenty of challenge in AP and honors classes.  [/quote]

I’m not sure you understand GT, GT is not based on AP and honors classes. Anyone can take those, GT children need more than that. They need project based learning and inquiry based learning [two different things] and try to apply them in real-world settings [problem based learning]. Inquiry Based Learning is about discovering an answer, Project Based Learning is about exploring an answer. They need room for flexibility to research & complete capstone projects based on research they have collected. Gifted children don’t develop in a linear, synchronous way. Gifted children are not intrinsically motivated by good grades; they are more passionate about the acquisition of knowledge than performing rote tasks.

It is a shame that DCPS does not have a gifted program, the community should push for one. The focus on closing the achievement is leaving behind the struggling learners and gifted learners. That is the 21st century crisis in DC.

-Gifted/Talented/Twice Exceptional (2e) Teacher [/quote]

DCPS does have gifted programs in elementary schools, and Deal is an IB MYP school, which is a lot of project based learning, inquiry based learning, and problem based learning. And they do have multiple independent research projects. It is a really good school for GT kids.[/quote]

What elementary school in DC has G & T program?  New news to me.[/quote]

[b]DCPS does not have a gifted curriculum otherwise they would be touting it and the previous posters would know about it and thus would be able to speak clearly on it.[/b][/quote]

You don't get DCPS then. They don't tout anything that makes it look like some kids "get more."  [/quote]

Let’s get real, DCPS touts every initiative under the sun: closing the achievement gap, extended school year, no extended school year, IB/Non-IB School enrichment models, etc.  If DCPS, has a true gifted curriculum then they would be touting it as the next best thing.

-resigned DCPS teacher as of this year[/quote]

I respectfully disagree, as a PP noted, there is a lot of animosity towards gifted programming in parts of DCPS which view it as racial tracking.  DCPS touts programs designed to close the achievement gap or to provide opportunities to historically disadvantaged groups.  They do not tout small programs designed to give historically well served and advantaged communities the services a high achieving subset of that community needs.  They do not even always broadcast them within a school.  [/quote]

lol.  what are the services a "high achieving subset of advantaged communities" need?  you think that DCPS should be touting "we give everything and more to advantaged communities"?  huh??[/quote]

Advanced learners getting their needs met.  The whole G&T mantra is that gifted kids have unique academic needs just like kids with other special needs.  Many DCPS schools differentiate well which means giving gifted kids what they need.  Your reaction is exactly what I described as G&T is not popular in DCPS because it is visited as the kids who have everything getting even more.  I also think advanced programming should be available to all kids as their are gifts advanced/gifted kids in all communities - I am speaking to the perceptions of how gifted programming works.  Nonetheless, I don’t care whether my children are in a named G&T program, I care that they are challenged and their academic needs are met.  That happens at many DCPS schools.  [/quote]

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