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I keep hearing how HGC takes care of the special needs of gifted children.  This is a very boastful sentiment.  As many have pointed out - majority of high achievers do not even apply to HGC.

Most parents whose kids go to HGC, will not say that their   child is highly gifted. It's because they know that it is [b]hard work that got them there.[/b]  95% of HGC kids fall in that category. There may be some genuine outliers but for most it is hard work and work ethic

The reason many choose HGC is because they want their child to get the most rigorous curriculum the county can offer. If the same curriculum was offered in other schools, there would not be a reason to go to HGC at all.

HGCs are worth it because they are the only ones offering what ALL ESs should offer -  to everyone.[/quote]

Hard work?  Not really.  The admission process involves intelligence tests.  You cannot "work hard" or otherwise prepare for IQ testing.

On the other hand, the HGC did teach my kids to work hard in ways they had not previously had to do, because for the first time in their school careers, they were challenged.

I agree that others could benefit from more enriched instruction.[/quote]

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