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[quote=Anonymous]My son is in 4th grade at an HGC and I have a slightly different perspective.  He was never the type of kid who would roll around on the floor or disrupt the class, but he was certainly bored in his home school.  The combination of curriculum 2.0 and large classes at all different ability levels prompted us to look into the HGC for him.  
I believe it is the right spot even though it isn't perfect and I am disappointed in the math.  I believe that the imposition of curriculum 2.0 math on the center is a mistake -- some kids, including my son, are math-people and really need additional challenges.  Unfortunately this curriculum is mandated across the county.  The way I view it, if he had stayed in his home school, he would be in compacted 4/5 math along with a bunch of kids who still cover a wide range of ability levels.  At least at the HGC, all the kids in 4/5 math are really, really good at math. That peer group is important.   
It so happens that his home school class was very large and there were a lot(!) of boys with very disruptive behaviors. [/quote]

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