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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You say you live in the DC area.  But you also say there is no gifted program where you live?  Ummm... seems surprising that a DC area school doesn't have any a gifted program.[/quote]

Clearly you are not in DC. DCPS does not have a gifted program. They have SEM at some schools. That's it.

DCPS differentiates instruction, so if OP's Algebra ready 7-year old were in my kid's DCPS, they would be taking a higher level math class with a small group of kids with a math specialist, and otherwise having a great time in elementary school, possibly singing Hakuna Matada in the wooden hallways. But a 7-year-old would not be taking Algebra, no matter how smart, but would be doing more in depth and interesting math problem solving appropriate to the child. And, no, OP's kid would not be alone.[/quote]

Not alone? I'm in DCPS and can confidently tell you there are not hoards of kids like this in my second grade's class. In fact, none. Most classmates are barely reading, for example.

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Not alone =/= hoards. There are kids in NWDC elementary schools taking Algebra. But as I said, no, they would not put a 7 year old in that class. They would do something more appropriate.[/quote]

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