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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]Most parents whose kids go to HGC, will not say that their child is highly gifted. It's because they know that it is hard work that got them there. 95% of HGC kids fall in that category. There may be some genuine outliers but for most it is hard work and work ethic [/quote]

This truly shows how little this poster understands about the gifted mindset.  My daughter is gifted in math, WITHOUT any extra instruction, she test and performs 2 grade levels above.  She constantly asks questions and I never have to explain anything twice to her.  I also work with children in my profession and can see how she is different.  [/quote]

Parent of a 5th grader in an HGC.  I agree with this.  Giftedness is a different wiring of the brain.  You can also be just plain smart, and work hard.  All can be found at the HGC's  Personally, I think giftedness needs a new name, to truly convey what it is.  For us, the center was a godsend.  Our daughter is with her peers, for once in her life is not an outsider, has friends, and is enthused about school.  [/quote]

:roll:   Gifted is very over-used and abused word among HGC and Magnet parents.

Maybe because I am Asian and every single of my friend's kids have gone through HGC and Magnet program - that I recognize it for an enriched curriculum for bright kids - if I tell my friends that my kids are "gifted" they will laugh at me.  I have currently kids in both the HGC and Magnet programs. They have always scored very well in IQ tests and other tests etc, they are thriving in the school.  I will say that they are bright kids - I will not say that they are "Gifted".  Other parents should not be intimidated into thinking that these  kids are some "freaks of nature" who have an innately superior brain. My kids were and are exposed to books and enrichment opportunities all the time at home and outside of home - and being bright they were able to assimilate this knowledge.

If these kids are such geniuses then each of them should make it to the middle school magnet program...but they don't. Why? Because there are other bright kids in MCPS who go to regular school.

So, dear OP...please apply. There is no harm in trying. HGC are worth it for some parents and kids. Most students who get into this program seem to enjoy it.

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