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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How silly. I was a gifted kid in a school system with effectively no program. Yes, school was a little boring (up to and including my top college). Yes, I did a lot of independent reading. Which, incidentally, is great training for being a grown up. [b]No one needs some personally-tailored super challenging middle school experience[/b]. [/quote]

No one NEEDS it, but it might nonetheless be nice to have it.[/quote]

The real problem is this: public elementary school doesn't provide an adequate foundation for success.

Private schools introduce foreign language in K.

Private schools teach vocabulary and grammar. (I was diagramming sentences in 4th grade.)

Private schools foster structure and discipline, and students are well equipped for HS and college thanks to the traditional approach to education.

I could go on and on. [/quote]

WTF are you talking about?

-Surrounded by successful public school grads [/quote]

Are they 2.0 guinea pigs?

Didn't think so.

80% of sixth graders at our school made honor roll--with most earning straight As.

That's 2.0.

These guinea pigs are going to struggle in HS and college. Just watch. [/quote]

Most people would struggle at a good college.

But we are not talking about the middle of the bell curve. We are talking about kids on the cusp of being identified as gifted. [/quote]

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