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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think 50% of parents I know have admitted that they did not want their kid to go to HGC.  Their kids took the test and qualified, but [b]they wanted to give a happy childhood to their kids and did not want them to be in the pressure cooker environment[/b], so they turned down the admission.

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Some (quite a few) people I spoke to said that to my face directly or indirectly. Maybe that's true for their kids, but not for mine. :-) [/quote]

As a parent of a child from a homeschool with an HGC, we found that many of our neighborhood non-HGC friend/parents believed this, i.e. that HGC was a prssure cooker.  But, many of the families and kids inside HGC did not think it was a pressure cooker.  Kids found work more interesting, and thus did not feel like school was "work" or "pressure".  Teachers were certainly less critical and more supportive.  Overall positive, relaxed experience.  [/quote]

The parents who thought HGC was high pressure, did not have kids in HGC.  All the HGC parents thought that it was the best place for their kids. The children in HGC actually enjoyed being with their peers immensely. [/quote]

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