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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child just started in the program (4th grade). I really think it's mainly the test results that are  considered...because the results really show whether the child is of the HGC caliber or not.  I'm sure the teacher recommendations help some (it's the 3rd grade teachers, by the time they need to fill out the forms they've already had your child in class for at least 4 months).  I wouldn't say you'd have to worry too much about the parent application, I think all we wrote was that our child wasn't challenged by the assignments he was getting at the old school.

That being said, the new school is way different from his old one....tons of homework and projects, all very challenging, but also take a lot of time to complete.[/quote]

Would you say that most of the kids in the program are just very smart children -- as opposed to the "hall wanderers, "10 minute pencil sharpeners," etc. that have been discussed above.  I like the idea of more challenging work for my DC, but I am reluctant to put him in a situation with for lack of a better term "rainman" types (like the kid who is 3 years ahead in math at our school, but mumbles to himself all day and [b]looks shell-shocked all the time[/b]).  Also, how much is "tons" of homework?  It seems that if the program is enriching, studies would suggest homework is much less necessary.  Thank you for your input.[/quote]

My child is in fifth grade at a Center.

The point of the Center is to give children whose needs cannot be met at their home school a place to thrive.  Therefore it's partly a matter of giving kids "more challenging work" but more importantly, a matter of challenging them in ways that would not/cannot happen in the home school classroom.

The Center population is indeed very smart overall, but of course there are also very very gifted children enrolled as well - because the Center program is what they NEED.  Your "rainman" child likely looks "shell-shocked" because school is an unpleasant place for him to be given his capabilities.  He would likely benefit from the Center program.

Very few people are endowed with fabulous brains, sparkling social skills, athleticism and good looks, all in one package.  It happens, but it's rare.

If you and your child cannot handle the presence of super-bright children, some of whom are socially-challenged, then you should not consider the Center.

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