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[quote=Anonymous]From my experience of two Center kids (oldest now in 7th grade, youngest in 4th) it is the "wrong" kid who often needs the Center the most.  Think about Albert Einstein, for example.  In a "normal" classroom, he failed.  Teachers thought him stupid.  Now my kids are extraordinarily bright, but they are not Einstein.  In a "normal" classroom they do not excel because they are so bright.  My youngest, for example, has refused to do worksheets because they were a waste of time, she knew the answers already, and she doesn't like to write everything she knows.  But she is a prolific reader, solved algebra in her head in 3rd grade, and scores on standardized tests at the high school level.  If you were to observe her in the classroom, you would not know this because she is very quiet and introverted.  If you saw her report card you would think she was just average -- not too many Os -- because she is not a great student.  Many of the truly gifted kids are not great students, so in order for them to blossom they need to be with teachers who understand that and with peers with whom they are similar.

So from my experience it should not be a numbers game -- getting certain test scores or grades -- but should be about kids who really NEED to be in a gifted program.   [/quote]

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