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[quote=Anonymous]We toured a lot of the TT schools (and I've worked at a few as an adjunct arts TA over the years) and frankly were underwhelmed with most of their ability to differentiate learning in the lower grades. Kids that wind up there often in K are not the smartest kids but kids of very rich connected parents who have had to the tutoring to do ok boasting at the kinda bright things they know, not actually gifted kids. Their high school programs is where gifted kids can shine (and many matriculate into them then.) If your kid is reading chapter books at 4 and advanced math, the TTs don't have the infrastructure to meet them in their lower schools. They want the 4 year old who reads CVC words and can do basic addition and is really proud of it. Speyer is a place for the former. Also, lets face it, the concept of "top tier" is a construct and perception deeply protected by a group of people who cling to it for self worth. Every year approx 1/2 the class from Speyer goes to a TT high school. Different kids need different things. Be ok with that. [/quote]

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