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[quote=Anonymous]I think this thread has gone way off track because it is highly unlikely that the majority of kids testing proficient and advanced at schools across the city are gifted.  Smart yes and possibly hard working but people forget that "gifted" is actually unusual and more than doing well on standardized tests.  All kids deserve a good education, challenge and opportunities.

I think a gifted school is a great idea and necessary services for kids that are truly gifted and actually learn differently (meaning these are special needs kids that are often ignored).  I do not, however, think the city should think in terms of "gifted" education for every child testing at proficient or advanced in any sector of the city because the majority of them are not "gifted".  I do support introducing challenge and tracking at all schools with targeted outreach to make sure all kids, particularly those without crazed education obsessive parents are being challenged and well served.  Some kids that are truly gifted do not actually do well in school for a variety of reasons and the DC-CAS is surely not going to locate those kids.

Also, and I am bracing myself to be flamed, I agree that gifted children can have any SES, particularly the profoundly gifted.  That said, much of "giftedness" is genetic (not just flashcards and french immersion) and DC is filled with more than its fair share of "gifted" adults because of the types of people its economy as well as political and economic opportunities attract.  When these people have kids, they have a higher chance of having an academically gifted child than the average American so it should not be surprising that the children of intellectually accomplished parents turn out to be "gifted" at a higher rate than the general population.

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