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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, I was GT at a [b]Catholic school [/b]as a kid and they obviously didn't have the resources to pull me out for special instruction for reading. As background: I was head and shoulders above my peers and the school urged my parents to have me skip a grade (they opted not to since I was the youngest in my class).  For reading, I sometimes read with the highest reading group, but most of the time I was given different books and different assignments --- but the assignments were more open-ended (ie: not a lot of thought put into them on the teacher's part --- usually something like draft a summary and then one or two creative writing type questions).  I worked solo as reading groups were going on around me. [b]Not a big deal --- I turned out okay. [/b]Your GT kid will be fine. I think there's a great deal to be said about learning how to work independently (that's what you need to do once you hit HS, college and grad school -- there's no hand-holding).[/quote]

Catholic schools are well-known for teaching to the middle.

You "turned out ok" is not a ringing endorsement for the way your school and teachers handled things.  I never rode in a carseat, but I "turned out ok."  I won't consider not putting my kids in carseats however.

GT kids have needs in the same way that struggling students do.  It is unfair to GT kids to make them the sacrificial lambs for the benefit of their lower-functioning peers.[/quote]

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