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Anonymous wrote:A majority of DMV parents think their kids are "gifted"! It gets old. My kid is not gifted tho he does have a keen ability to memorize and retain sports and player statistics.

True.. People in the DMV always say their kids are " gifted". Someone has to be average.

But here in Lake Wobegone, all the children are above average…

Financially gifted

Their website LITERALLY says it's for gifted children, OP. Don't worry, your snowflake is still just as special as you thought.

https://www.nysmith.com/difference/

The copyright on their website still says Nysmith School for the Gifted.

It's about money, OP. If you drop the gifted, you get more applicants. If you get more applicants, you get more full pay.

There is no way you can accept kids to a school at age 3, 4, 5, 6 and ensure they are ALL gifted at age 13.

They admit high SES kids and teach small classes at a high level. So the kids are smart.

Gifted is disingenuous.

I went there.

they need the tuition?

Anonymous wrote:A majority of DMV parents think their kids are "gifted"! It gets old. My kid is not gifted tho he does have a keen ability to memorize and retain sports and player statistics.

True.. People in the DMV always say their kids are " gifted". Someone has to be average.

Not a current family there, but who cares? Anyone seriously considering the school isn’t going to be attracted or turned off by the slogan, even if it was pretty lame.

Anonymous wrote:A majority of DMV parents think their kids are "gifted"! It gets old. My kid is not gifted tho he does have a keen ability to memorize and retain sports and player statistics.

They define gifted as 120 IQ or higher, although I don't know how they account for diversity if that's the case. Do they not care about the strength of a truly diverse student body??

A majority of DMV parents think their kids are "gifted"! It gets old. My kid is not gifted tho he does have a keen ability to memorize and retain sports and player statistics.

Anonymous wrote:The one kid I know who went there from our public was far from gifted.

Sounds like you're just jealous because you couldn't afford to put your DC in private school.

The one kid I know who went there from our public was far from gifted.

Interesting! I hadn't heard that. I assume because it 1) isn't really full of actually gifted students and 2) that marketing keeps people who are looking at a broad range of schools away.

I don't want my kid to go to a school that labels itself like that. It reeks of self-importance. Remove the moniker and I think it sounds more appealing.

Is it for all the obvious, tiring reasons? Did it get the TJ treatment? When did they drop the Gifted moniker?