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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was in a gifted pull out class growing up in the Midwest during the 1990s. We would just have one day a week where we had a small group class and it wasn’t really focused on math or reading in particular, more special projects and things that we’re supposed to foster out-of-the-box learning. I think overall I benefited from being with everyone else for 90% of the week, while there were times in classes where they were group projects where other kids didn’t pull their weight or other kids goofed off, I feel like I learned so much for by observing the other kids, and trying to make sense of their behavior. This is basically the trajectory of most gifted kids, you’re a quiet observer for many many years , and it trains you to really be aware and ask questions about why people are the way they are or why society is the way it is. I think it’s weird that the AAP kids, which is not a real gifted designation anyway, are pulled up out into entirely different classes, I think there’s quite a bit of benefit to mixing  for most of the week. [/quote]

I was in a similar program growing up and know exactly what you mean. I am glad I was with kids of all abilities and personalities rather than just academic superstars. For profoundly gifted kids, maybe they need a special environment. For kids like me and most of AAP, base school should be fine unless the base school is in bad shape.[/quote]

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