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Some people also think that their children's misbehavior in school is as a result of being bored and unchallenged. [/quote]

Some people also [b]blame[/b] their children's misbehavior in school is as a result of being bored and unchallenged. 
Fixed that for you.

Also, I taught in a system that had no special classes for GT.  The kids who "finished first" (and they were not always the brightest, by the way) were always free to do something else: read, additional work, learning games, etc.  Sometimes, the brightest kids didn't finish work quickly because they were daydreaming.  Sure, occasionally, bright kids might have to sit through some repetition--but, isn't that also a life skill?  I usually tried to pull the kids that needed repetition into a small group--but sometimes, that doesn't work.  Have you never had to sit through a boring explanation?

And, do you really think that all the kids in AAP are on the same level?  Do you not know that some of them are smarter than the others?

My mother had a saying:  "Only boring people get bored."

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