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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]12:01, it is simply not true that "3-5% of kids have IQs of 140+" as you say.  See this page from a well-regarded site for gifted kids: www.hoagiesgifted.org/underserved.html.

Scroll down to the table. The table shows that IQs of 130-144, which is the range for "moderately gifted," occur in about 1 of every 44-1000 kids. So IQs of 130 occur in about 2.3% (1/44) of kids. IQs of 144 occur in about 0.1% (1/1000) of kids. That's not 1%, that's 0.1% of kids. The categories of "highly," "exceptionally" and "profoundly" gifted kids are even rarer. There aren't as many cheetahs and ferraris as you think.

Let's take this further. Wikipedia says DC public schools have 44,000 kids. So multiply this by 2.3% and you get a total of 1,013 kids with IQs of 130 or above in the system. Spread over 13 grades K-12, this comes out to 78 kids per grade with IQs of 130 or higher. You can start to see how this isn't a huge priority for DC with so many other needs.

I agree completely with you that govt should spend more on education and less on defense et cetera.  But wishing and picking fights on DCUM won't make it true. [/quote]

That's one study, there are others that show higher percentages.   Consider also that the DC metro area happens to attract many of the best and brightest professionals from around the country, as well as internationally - it stands to reason that DC's potential population of G&T could potentially be  higher.  But even so, 78 kids per grade is nothing to sneeze at.  You do realize that DCPS manages to justify keeping schools open that have FEWER kids per grade than that?  Those numbers basically could justify an entire DCPS school devoted solely to G&T.

And meanwhile, what's your proposal for meeting their needs?  Basically all you've done is throw up complaints and objections, as opposed to solutions.  If you are so concerned about clarifying things here, then clarify for us all whether you are part of the solution or just part of the problem - because to most of us it seems you are part of the problem.[/quote]

It's a study cited by a group that's strongly supportive of G&T programs. So I'm willing to give it more much credit than some mythical alternative study you think *might* exist, but which you can't cite. I'm not going to tackle your speculation about the supposed higher-than-average prevalence of GT kids in the DMV area, or whether if that exists it's in the city or the burbs, except to say that it's just your unproven speculation.

You're not talking to one poster. There are at least two besides me in the previous post where the 30-year teacher supports the child development specialist's position. Neither of these is me. Lots of experience here, but you don't want to listen.

Finally, re meeting their needs. You don't want to understand what multiple posters have told you. I'm sick and tired of repeating it to you. But the raw facts are that DC as no extra budget money and tons of competing needs. They'd have to take $ away from gifted kids and kids in high school who can't read yet. You know this, yes you do. Lots of us moved to VA or MD. You need to put on your big girl panties, stop being so self-centered, take a clear-eyed look at reality, and, if your kid really does need extra services, move. [/quote]

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