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[quote=Anonymous]I came up through ES and MS GT programs in NYC, which were a v. mixed bag. There wasn't nearly enough challenge for the stronger students in regular classes and most of the kids selected as "gifted" were, unsurprisingly, white, UMC and heavily prepped for GT screening exams.  Flash forward 40 years and NYC has dropped ES test-in GT.

What I'd like to see DCPS move toward is the intelligent, balanced system Arlington is phasing in to add middle school rigor, never mind nonsense about open-enrollment GT programming for advanced classes that don't exist.

In Arlington, the ES curriculum is tougher than in DCPS and 7th and 8th graders can freely sign up for upper level "intensified" classes in core subjects. However, if a particular intensified class isn't recommended by a core subject teacher for a 6th grade student entering 7th grade, or for a 7th grade student entering 8th, families are encouraged to think twice about enrolling for the upcoming year.  They're told that content won't be dumbed down to cater to academic stragglers.  Arlington practices flex tracking: kids can drop down to regular classes, or jump up to intensified classes, during the school year.  They aren't locked in to a level that isn't working for them.[/quote]

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