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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid who started in an HGC program this year. DC tells me there are some very disruptive kids in the program - don't follow rules, talk and disturb others during class, etc. It so happens that they are mostly, but not all, AA. There is also one child who is just plain slow and "spacey". I have no personal experience with the "disruptive" kids, but I did spend some time with the "spacey" kid during open house when the teacher happened to pair him with my DC and me for a group math activity. I was shocked by how painfully slow this kid was at solving very simple math problems that my kid (and several others) solved in no time at all! He needed one on one help from the teacher just to participate, and still could not stay focused enough to complete the activity! He happens to be Latino. This kid has also been acting up a lot lately, resorting to making rude comments and even hitting! I was rather disturbed by my experience at the open house, and now finding out about the behavior issues, I have serious doubts/questions about the selection process and criteria used by MCPS for HGCs this year. I would never have imagined that such a slow, unfocused and behaviorally challenged kid would ever be part of my DC's peer group in a magnet program! Something just doesn't jive here!! My search for answers brought me to this forum, and thought I would share my personal experience.[/quote]

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