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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you've gotten a lot of good advice. I looked into MCPS HGCs (for 4th - 5th) but was completely turned off when a teacher kicked off the evening presentation to a packed auditorium full of parents by explaining how so many kids cry at the beginning of the school year.

I suggest private school. Much better equipped to deal with anxious but gifted children. [/quote]

Wow! I have never seen this phenomenon of crying on the first day in HGC and I have had three kids who went through the program. I was very involved in the classroom, and there was only one child who was special needs who was apt to get frustrated and tearful at times.  However, the parents who volunteered actually rallied around the child and classmates started to be around him to console him when he became weepy. The students, parents and teachers showed a lot of compassion and he found coping mechanism through their support.

That you were completely turned off by what a teacher said says a lot more about you than the program. You are underestimating the hearts of these children. They know that their some of their classmates are anxious and quirky and tend to rally around them.[/quote]
I agree with the PP.  There is a lot of stress at the beginning of 4th grade, 6th grade and 9th grade.  In addition to being in a new school where you do not know many people (you are not in a neighborhood school) you might for the first time in your life find school challenging.  I think it is perfectly normal for some 9 year olds (and some 11 year olds and some 14 year olds for that matter) to cry.  The first semester is always tough as each program tries to get the kids to a place where they are all equally prepared to do the work.  The kids are really great though and they really support each other.[/quote]

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