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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I used to work as a school counselor in a school that had a program for "highly gifted" (140 and above IQ). These kids had many problems socially and 1/3 had anxiety, OCD, behavioral issues and other challenges. While it might have given them a more challenging academic program the impact of putting them all together and isolating them from their same age peers was not worth it.  It is the same logic behind why we don't have kids skipping grades.[/quote]

I agree. I know a so called "gifted kid".On one hand, he is not listening at all and not doing well in school.Being aggressive and bossy, he has no any close friends.He doesn't know how to communicate. When he is mad, he pushes others.Usually he seems like to live in a isolated world. On the other hand, he is doing incredibly great on NNAT/Cogat test.He got 140s for both of them.

Honestly, it's a headache and pretty challenge to be his mom. We all should feel lucky that we just have an average kid:)[/quote]
+1  My child is a very normal above average kid. But if gen ed could be a bit more challenging it would be good.[/quote]

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