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<blockquote data-quote="DDD" data-source="post: 321031" data-attributes="member: 35"><p>Our easy child/difficult child (the now 22 yr. old who had brain surgery) tested out for gifted in elementary. They had a couple of classes a week with other gifted kids and had an energetic young gifted teacher who fostered their creativity etc. In middle school (6th grade) the set up was the same. Then the School Board came up with a brilliant idea to save money <strong>and</strong> to keep getting the extra $1800 a head. They had the gifted kids meet one</p><p>time a week in the media center for lunch <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> "to discuss any problems they might have being gifted". WTH!</p><p> </p><p>Just like the statistics prove, our very handsome, very funny, very popular, ADHD Gifted boy ended up a drop out and a substance abuser.</p><p>We hoped that his sports ability would keep him connected to school but</p><p>it didn't work that way. Due to his brain injury his future is questionable</p><p>but we truly believe that <strong>if </strong>the school had met his needs he would be a</p><p>happy achieving college graduate. He would not have been so impaired</p><p>due to addictions to have fallen from the balcony and suffering brain damage. The situation is very sad as even in our small community I know</p><p>other families who have bleak futures due to the failures of the system.</p><p>DDD</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DDD, post: 321031, member: 35"] Our easy child/difficult child (the now 22 yr. old who had brain surgery) tested out for gifted in elementary. They had a couple of classes a week with other gifted kids and had an energetic young gifted teacher who fostered their creativity etc. In middle school (6th grade) the set up was the same. Then the School Board came up with a brilliant idea to save money [B]and[/B] to keep getting the extra $1800 a head. They had the gifted kids meet one time a week in the media center for lunch :frowny: "to discuss any problems they might have being gifted". WTH! Just like the statistics prove, our very handsome, very funny, very popular, ADHD Gifted boy ended up a drop out and a substance abuser. We hoped that his sports ability would keep him connected to school but it didn't work that way. Due to his brain injury his future is questionable but we truly believe that [B]if [/B]the school had met his needs he would be a happy achieving college graduate. He would not have been so impaired due to addictions to have fallen from the balcony and suffering brain damage. The situation is very sad as even in our small community I know other families who have bleak futures due to the failures of the system. DDD [/QUOTE]
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