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You are overestimating the amount of extension and enrichment. In my grade level it is an extra math packet for those who finish the math work early, and once weekly for 20 minutes each small group with the RTG in math and/or reading. That's it. It's not as much as you think and it matters less than you think.

The only case where it really makes a difference is that SOME (not all) identified kids go on the advanced math track to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade so they are a year ahead of most other APS students in the math pathway. That is truly the only difference/advantage that has any lasting effect[/quote]

Actually I’m not. I have one kid who was identified in math only and one who was identified in all academic areas. The one identified in all areas receives on a daily basis extension activities that she is expected to complete. The older one may have been offered extension activities in non math subjects, but there was little expectation that they would be completed. They were optional for him (except in math). The younger one also receives more detailed and challenging rubrics for many projects than is standard. I frequently see mention of “just an extra packet” when the topic of APS gifted services pops up on dcum, and I’m sorry that was your kids’ disappointing experience. That experience may have been due to differences in specific schools and/or gifted resource teachers. My kids have been at two different elementary schools, two middles, and the older one is now in high school. They get more than packets, math and reading small groups, and accelerated math come middle school. [/quote]

Can you please name the schools? This would be helpful for other parents.[/quote]

I'm not sure this is reality. For example, [b]how does somebody know that the rubric is more challenging than is standard[/b] if the child only gets one? I have yet to hear a school named as exceeding in gifted ed in ARL. Not one once. No GT ID is needed for accelerated math in middle school. That said, I'll name Cardinal Elementary has having little gifted differentiation. My first was ID-ed in 2nd, my 2nd in K which surprised me in that it was informal. Friends with many other identified kids and nobody's said it was really worth anything.  About 20% of the kids are identified so maybe it's just ingrained in the curriculum since it's so many. [/quote]

Because there is one rubric, with some of the criteria required only for the gifted kids.[/quote]

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