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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have multiple official pieces of paper designating my kids as 'gifted' (and not even in the 'basically everybody is gifted' G&T school way but in a serious competitive only-a-small-%-of-kids-get-it way) and while differentiation is great, I would never put them in a 'gifted' school because I don't want that to be the core of their identities and I don't want them with other 'gifted' kids/parents who think their farts don't stink.[/quote]

Everyone has their reasons for putting their kids where they do. Giftedness has 0 to do with a predictor of success but a profile for how their brains work differently. 2E aside, giftedness is its own neurodiversity and there is a giant difference between gifted kids and high achieving kids. I'm the parent of a profoundly gifted kid and I promise you. I don't think my shit doesn't stink. Parenting a kid like this is exhausting. (And if you're curious what this means.... it means they started reading when they turned 2..... 4 reading middle school chapter books.... does beginner algebra at 4.... knows a stupid amount of things, makes crazy connections and asks a ridiculous amount of questions....) "Regular schools" cannot challenge them at all. Every child deserves to learn in school. A "gifted" school, though not with everyone at the same place as them is set up to handle them and meet them where they are. Thats the beauty of a 6:1 student/teacher ratio school. Everyone has different needs. [/quote]

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