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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why should a parent have to supplement an education at home if the parent has educational options available that cater to that very need?  Do people also say that  to parent whose child is old enough and qualifies for AAP? [/quote]

Nope. But OP seems interested in private independent schools and not AAP. People have been encouraging her to look into public schools because private schools are actually LESS ready for profoundly gifted kids. [/quote]

You keep asserting this, but I don't agree and don't think you would have any way of knowing this.  There are obviously differences between a small parochial school and the independents with lots of resources.  [/quote]

Okay. I have not "kept" asserting that, nor can I fathom why you think your opinion on this has more weight than mine. I am speaking from experience, and not about "small parochial schools." I have three children in two different so-called "Big 3" schools, which I consider GDS/Sidwell/Cathedral schools. Those schools are wonderful and do have lots of resources. However, they don't do much, if any, differentiation in the lower elementary grades. They certainly do less than our neighborhood public, which is the school my youngest (who tested gifted) attended until middle school. Once students reach middle school, there are more opportunities for advance classes.[/quote]

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