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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why not?

There are lots of reasons why kids might behave one way the year they were picked and differently once they get to the HGC.

I suspect many of the least well behaved, used good behavior as a way to standout at their home school.  Now at the HGC, only bad behavior will stand out, so that is what they do.

I have a neighbor who passed away last spring.  I interact with his kids during a couple of after school clubs, since their father passed, the three of them all show the challenges you list.

My DD is on her MS math team with a kid who everyone seems to know is way off his game in the morning because he is hungry but after lunch he is amazing.

Back when she was at the HGC, she knew kids that hated the math part and refused to be engaged but loved the writing part and excelled.

The point is you don't want magnet programs that just focus on the students that "grow up early" or live to please adults.

An important part of an HGC is to open kid's minds and slowly get them to change.

One of the best things about American education is that not everyone has to start at the same time.  Some get swept up in ES, others don't become engaged until MS or HS but because the pathways aren't closed too early many more can benefit.  US colleges are even more inclusive since you can flunk out of HS, get a GED, go to Community college nights and the graduate from a state flagship or at least 2nd tier state school before going to a solid graduate or potentially a professional school.  No it's not easy to get second or third chances but many people do it anyway.

"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!"[/quote]

This was a wonderfully intelligent and thoughtful response to a pretty obnoxious post.  Thank you. [/quote]

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