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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread has more twists than a mystery novel. But I think I have some idea. OPs DC complains of being bored in school. Could that mean Dc is "gifted???" So research begins. But DC does not seem gifted by the definitions. So Dc is a special kind of gifted. Or those other parents are just wrong. Wait they whole system is wrong! Still there is a pattern that keeps repeating itself with the gifted activities...

Now on to DC school. Not good. Not a good report at all :( But don't all the best people live in DC? Shouldn't the best schools be there, too? How can that be that DC has bad schools? Oh wait, charters! But they can be hard to get into and very demanding.

How about private? They are kidding about the cost right? No, they are not. And they have standards. No not really, that part is a joke!

What do the other parents do? ON, no!! They moved to the suburbs. Not THE SUBURBS!!!!

Not moving to the suburbs for better school. That would mean ...life in the burbs.....

OH NO!

Welcome to the conundrum of educating your precious snowflake! It is a well worn path...[/quote]

Wrong and wrong again.

Nobody here has ever said anything about arriving at the conclusion that their child is gifted simply because they are bored.  You've been told that over and over again for 30 pages and it still hasn't sunk in, you don't listen and just keep repeating the same nonsense over and over again ad nauseam.

[b]And likewise, even after being told for 30 pages, you still haven't caught on to the fact that not all of us have the wealth and luxury of being able to send our kids to privates or move out to the burbs.[/b]

I can't imagine how anyone can be so obtuse and obstinate.  You truly must work hard at it.[/quote]

First PP, I think you're right. This really looks like someone wants GT programs as a substitute for expensive private schools. As a way to escape a lousy school system with charters that are hard to get into, without giving up that fun Woodley Park or Tenleytown neighborhood.

You might not be surprised to learn, in fact you probably already know, that this specter of an "elite enclave" is one of the biggest objections some people raise. The diversity debate also continues to exist on MoCo and VA, especially TJ.[/quote]

I don't agree.  I am not interested in sending kids to "elite enclaves" or "expensive private schools".  The only thing I want is an appropriate education that makes the most of kids' capabilities at all levels, whether gifted, normal or special needs.  And that's a responsibility that DCPS has, but does not meet.  And all of these irrational sidebars and objections about "elitism" are doing nothing but obfuscating that basic premise.  Fundamentally, the folks arguing against providing G&T are telling us that they are not interested in meeting kids needs and providing an appropriate education that maximizes their potential.[/quote]

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