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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]It sucks that a child just misses the cut off, but exactly. Her child qualified for a special program. Part of the reason he qualified for the program is a learning style that has statistically high likelihood of being 2e, which is a group of kids that has a very high likelihood of being bullied. [/quote]

Maybe when it was GT--but not now.  Get rid of the program as it stands.  [/quote]

"During the course of the GTAC discussions this year, the question was raised about the name of the program itself. We know that the State of Virginia requires Fairfax County Public Schools to provide gifted services, but it does not designate the name of those services. Several choices were discussed and, while some members did not support a change, the majority of the Committee membership approved of a name change from Gifted and Talented Services to Advanced Academic Programs. [b]It was felt by the Committee that this name change emphasizes efforts to put a label on the service being offered and recognizes the academic nature of the program.[/b]"

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/105/104443.page#1020399

http://www.fcps.edu/is/aap/pdfs/aapac/gtac/GTAC2006-07AnnualReport.pdf[/quote]

Yes, we're all aware of why the name was changed, as you've posted this before.  But not only did the name change, but the admission criteria was also significantly loosened so as to "cast a wider net".  In doing so, the program has cast such a wide net that it is no longer a "gifted" program, by any stretch of the imagination.  [/quote]

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