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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are many of us with advanced learners in DCPS who are making it work.  My children are at Brent, and we are hoping to get into Latin for middle school and high school.  My oldest is in 3rd now.  He does have a few friends leaving Brent, and I think the parents concerns are around challenge.  Fortunately, my bright child is being challenged and loves going to school.  His reading level is the equivalent of the end of 4th grade (so one grade ahead), and in his racially diverse class, he is in the middle ability reading group.  His teacher told me his reading level, but the info on which reading group is from him (so possibly inaccurate).  We have been happy with the ability grouping, and haven't felt the need for more than we've had.  [/quote]

I don't doubt your story but you have said nothing about your lovely child to suggest he's gifted in the actual definition of the word, as it's understood by psychologists and researchers.

I think the elementary schools in ward 3 plus Brent probably do fine with kids reading a grade ahead or doing math one year ahead -- because they're almost homogeneous.  It's easy to teach when everyone is on the same page except for the 2 LD kids.

But there is no program in dcps at any level dedicated to a grouping of the top 3% - 5% students nationwide, as determined by a uniform battery of tests such as the WISC [/quote]

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