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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't disagree that some kids are not getting chosen because they still have a peer group at their home school. What greatly upsets me is that these other children get a completely different curriculum.

In the example above, shouldn't Betty and Veronica both have access to the same curriculum? Especially when you have some much lower performing children/schools having full classes taught with it? If there is such a need for expansion (which there is) why not try at least one home school hgc model in the cluster with the most high performing children? No, they didn't because... well you can fill in the blank.

Leaving children that are very gifted in their home schools bored is not beneficial and the defense of at least they have a peer group to be bored together is not adequate.

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I have to agree with this PP.  I'm at a Focus school and kid goes to an HGC (not Coldspring), but it's crazy that kids who score so well on the test aren't afforded the same opportunity as kids in other parts of the county.  [/quote]

+1. I agree with the poster.  My DS was accepted to Cold Spring.  Some of his very bright peers were wait listed and I am sadden to know this.  He also has a handful of other peers who did apply.  In my opinion, any of his peers could/should have made it given how motivated and bright they were.  I don't disagree with providing more support to the focus or title I schools and provide those kids with opportunities.  However, I don't agree that kids in my son's current school's cohort should not have a much more accelerated and enriched program.  I do take issue with having to remove my child from his current group of bright peers to join another group of bright if I want to access a more enriched curriculum.  A smart group of bright kids bored together is not acceptable and is such a waste of their potential.

Also to the other PP who alluded to these bright kids at Cold Spring scoring high because they were prepped.  None of the kids I know who made it in prepped.  These 4-5 kids I know who got into the Cold Spring cluster are 1st or 2nd generation Asians or mixed children who other than their skin color are just normal, happy, well rounded children.  Please don't always assume these kids were prepped.[/quote]

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