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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'm sure that I wouldn't be happy if this was my situation (and it may be with my younger child). Does your child not feel very smart within his/her own classroom, like the "big fish"? Would it really be better if the neighborhood kids who qualified for AAP were mixed back in with the rest from the neighborhood and your child might be in a lower reading group, math group, etc.? Could he/she not feel overshadowed in that way?
 
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What an arrogant statement from someone who has no understanding of kids.[/quote]

Why is it arrogant? Please explain the thinking of kids.

From earlier posts:

Gifted Education Benefits Everyone
http://rochestersage.org/why-gifted-education

"Pulling out the gifted and advanced students also allows other students to answer more questions and to gain self-esteem by becoming top performers."

The Effects of Group Composition on Gifted and Non-Gifted Elementary Students in Cooperative Learning Groups 
http://www.gifted.uconn.edu/nrcgt/kennarch.html

"At the same time, the non-gifted student does not experience an increase in achievement due to the presence of a gifted student. Thus, the view of the gifted child as a teaching resource was not supported. However, the non-gifted student in heterogeneous groups suffers from a decline in self-esteem and a decline in the perception by non-gifted peers on task-relevant activities."

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