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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't get over how many gifted kids there are out there.  We're only in Pk4 right now, and I think my kid is reasonably smart, but reading DCUM makes me think the other shoe's gonna drop soon -- I'm anxiously awaiting a kindergarten class full of Doogie Howsers.[/quote]

Exactly.  Hearing about genius 3/4 yr olds gets well,... old.  And hearing about how "bored" the 5 yr old will be in K b/c they can read "chapter books", and how they are under served at their public school b/c of the lack of a G&T program...  So MANY brilliant snowflakes![/quote]

I don't think there are THAT many, but no need to be ignorant, either.

The thing that people don't get is that the difference between a kid w/ a 130 IQ and a 100 IQ is equal to the difference between 100 and 70.  For a SMALL percentage of kids at 160+, the difference is again the same compared to the average kid of 130.

GT pullout programs target around the top 10% or so.  That means the target audience has an IQ of 120.  So, for roughly 0.5% of the population, attending a GT pullout class is equivalent to being sent to special education AS A SIGNIFICANT STEP UP IN QUALITY.  The rest of the time, they are completely missed.  That's why the dropout rate for these kids is 20x the national norm.

Ok, so that's only 0.5% -- hardly enough to fill a class.  These kids have to homeschool, because NO school can serve them until college.

I think the real target of these discussions is the next 5%, who are simply in special education all day, and once per week get to be taught at their level.  At 5%, that's a significant failure in our schools.

For the parents of these kids, things are rough.  It has nothing to do with "snowflakes" -- you may think suffering is good for people, but most parents will disagree.  They want their kids to be happy and well-adjusted.

How well adjusted would you be if you spend school stuck in a classroom full of Forrest Gumps?  Not to knock the kid with special needs -- I think, instead, it's more likely that you are an example of the possible result, which doesn't look so good from here.[/quote]

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