Reply to My child was admitted to the HGC

Forum Index » Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS)

Reply to "My child was admitted to the HGC"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous] [quote]

[b]Who's bragging? [/b]

Merely highlighting what I would assume is normal behavior of good kids and underscoring that we value happiness over academic measures. The majority of kids I know behave just like my kids.

But I wonder if I might have unintentionally struck a chord here. There have been a number of posts from some of the more anxious parents claiming their kids are wired differently and act out at school because they are bored/not challenged. There were comments from a parent whose kid was kicked out of a private school for rude behavior, etc. Again, my comments weren't aimed at the behavior of other kids (or HGC kids) at all, but given the backlash I'm wondering if some parents are interpreting it differently because they do in fact struggle with their child's behavior? The gifted kids I know are kind and well behaved, so I sincerely wasn't offering my comments as some sort of veiled attack on the behavior of HGC kids. In hindsight--after reflecting on the multiple comments about HGC applicants/students with behavior issues--I can understand why a parent struggling with a kid with behavior issues or social issues might internalize my comments about my own kids and lash out. I apologize if that's the case. I can imagine how difficult it must be to deal with such issues.

[/quote]

OMG, are you serious? You are!!! Are you really so blind you don't see it? [/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics