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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"IQ and success in school (and/or life) are not always correlated. Social skills are equally or more important."

OP here. Yes, that's what the psychologist explained to us and exactly why I've asked about support. Many gifted kids are perfectionists and/or have a very strong fear of failure, which means that they may avoid doing work or not turn it in or have very slow processing speeds. An untrained teacher may conclude that the child has a bad attitude or is not very smart, whereas a trained teacher who understands what is going on may be able to coax her to produce high quality work. And we think that if we can get this support lined up during the middle school years, DD may learn some good coping strategies that will help get her through life.[/quote]

They will not adjust for processing speed. The operative word you used is "may." There is not a good understanding of gtld in MCPS except possibly in one of the gtld programs. Privates may be able to provide better individual understanding assuming she doesn't need major special education supports. [/quote]

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