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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we are approaching the whole GT education incorrectly.  [b]It should not be something that should be in the forefront to close the achievement gap[/b].

The achievement gap is not beginning in GT education but in regular on-grade education.  Sure, as an end result you are seeing less minorities at the GT level, but pushing students into GT who do not have the support (parents, language barrier, poverty, family dynamic) is not going to make these students successful.

As an aside, I have yet to see a student really thrive in a GT program who got in by the appeals process  and did not have enormous amount of support at home (tutors and private college counselors). What happens when someone starts helps those people to appeal who do not have the wherewithal to appeal on their own?  What happens if their students get in? What kind of resources can the parents muster up to support their child who did not get in in the first place?  The outlook is grim here.    
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You don't know what you are talking about.  Lots of students thrive in GT who got in on appeal without enormous support at home.[/quote]

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