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[quote=Anonymous]I'm a new PP but 13;18 is driving me nuts.  MSPS certainly does decide who is GT since their definition seems to me to be MORE inclusive than the state's definition. (I will agree that the state's definition fits what I would normally think of as "gifted" kids but MCPS has a seperate definition spelled out and from what I have seen of their materials it seems to include BOTH truly top 1% gifted kids as well as many capable of working above grade level - hence why 40% of the county is judged to be "GT".)

I can certainly get that a parent of a truly tip-top "gifted" kid must be desperate about the fact that they are stuck in classes that simply cannot challenge them for most of ES.  That must be very frustrating and should certainly be talked about at the forum.

But MCPS scheduled this forum and dedicated it to "GT".  It makes 100% sense to use their definition of GT at THEIR OWN forum to address the also very serious problem of ability grouping which is almost as frustrating for parents on the eastern side.  The PP who is battling this simply cannot live in east county or they would recognize that above grade level kids can similarly be very few and far between at many of the east county schools - making it VITAL that those kids get attention that helps them where they are at too - not simply where most of the class room is.

(yes, I have a caps problem.  sorry!!)[/quote]

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