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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not trying to be snarky, or whatever, but if you don't have a gifted child or work with gifted kids, you really aren't in a position to dictate what gifted kids need. Truly gifted kids do have special social, emotional, and educational needs that are not met in a Gen Ed classroom. [/quote]

I am the parent of two gifted children and this is BS.  Some gifted children have special social and emotional needs, just like the rest of the population.   THis is snowflake thinking. [/quote]

Then your DCs are smart, not gifted. There is a difference, and, yes, AAP screening has trouble making the distinction. [/quote]

:roll:   You really have no idea. [/quote]

Ditto.[/quote]

Yes, the truly gifted have [/b]potential [b]specific, documented social and emotional issues related to being gifted that most gen ed teachers don't understand or know how to handle.  Nor do the counselors at the base schools.  This is why the special ed, trained aap teachers are so important for gifted kids.  This made a huge difference for my kid.

I do feel like the aap classes have both hard working, high achievers and truly gifted kids.  If they need to cut the program down, they should raise the testing cutoffs much higher and have less app classes at the centers.  Not cut the whole program.    [/quote]

Potential does not equal to ALL.    I do not believe that in order to be considered "truly" gifted the student also has to have emotional and social problems.  I agree that some gifted people do, just as in the rest of the population.  We all have potential for problems based on our own set of circumstances.  Thinking that gifted children are and treating them like hot house flowers does not do them any good.  [/quote]

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