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[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]

Agree with pp.  Gifted kids have specific social and emotional issues related to just that - being gifted.  You would understand if your kid was gifted.  Everyone wants their kids to be "gifted" but I can tell you it's not a walk in the park.  It's tough to watch your kid struggle with these issues just like those struggling with a kid that has LDs.

Kids can be extremely mean to gifted kids when they are younger (before app starts).  [/quote]

So glad that I grew up and had kids before this nonsense fully took hold in FCPS.  Kids can be mean to each other, period.  I was 99th percentile on just about every test, went to the Governor's School for the Gifted one summer, double Ivy, millionaire by 30s.  And blessedly spared from any of this nonsense that I was so unique that I had to be in special programs away from the common kids, lest they call me an egghead or a bookworm.  It teaches you essential social skills and how to recognize the non-academic strengths of other kids.  The current generation is deprived of so much of this because their helicopter parents are absurdly over-protective, insecure and prejudiced.  This endless prattle about the special needs of gifted kids would be amusing were it not so offensive and, ultimately, damaging.  Your kids will be better off in the long run if they learn how to get along with other children, rather than being hustled off to a "special" classroom because Mommy wants to keep them away from the riff-raff.

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If you were truly gifted, just as kids that have severe LDs, a different teaching environment for academic classes would have been beneficial.  These truly gifted kids don't need different classes to avoid being called an egghead or bookworm.  You really don't get it and that's okay.

They don't live in a bubble with other outside interaction just because they are in different academic classes for 4-5 hours out of their school day.  They learn social skills and how to recognize non-academic strengths in the center schools (both within their academic classrooms and in the mixed classes/times - art, PE, lunch, after school activities, SACC, etc.)

Do you think all travel and high-level sports teams are detrimental to the kids participating because they aren't THAT unique.  Not enough to benefit from a higher, more intense level of instruction than the average kid.  As you said, kids need to be recognized for their non-academic strengths, so why can't kids ALSO be recognized for their academic strengths.  Do you think those kids can't take the reality that some kids are more advanced intellectually and academically?

I don't even get your statement about helicopter parents.  I'm about as far away from being a helicopter parent as you get.  Over-protective, insecure, and prejudice??  Yikes - I think you missed your morning coffee!!  I'm definitely not over-protective, but when a teacher leans into my 1st graders face, when I'm standing right there, and says "You're so frustrating!" while shaking her hands at her, I will draw the line and step in.  Otherwise, the teachers don't hear from me unless they need something.  Not even sure how to address insecure.  You'd have to explain why you think this.  And who am I prejudiced against?  wha-what??

Your final comments just highlight your ignorance and prejudice against gifted kids.  You do know that they spend a good portion of their school day with kids in the gen ed classes at the centers.  They spend art, PE, lunch, and music mixed with gen ed.  My kids are also in SACC and afterschool activities, in addition to city and private sports/clubs.  So, can you re-explain how I'm shuttling my gifted kid away from the "riff-raff?"  Oh, and let's not forget my gifted kid's sibling that is not in aap!  Maybe I should start limiting their time together so I can live up to your stereotype!
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