easy child/difficult child, like four of his cousins in Florida, tested out and
joined the gifted program. There was a HUGE difference in the
so called programs for gifted. Where we live, our son had two
periods a day with wonderful "think outside the box" teachers
in elementary. In middle school they cut the "program" back to
three hours a week and THEN...unbelievably...to sharing lunch in
the media center once a month!! Good Grief! The other boys had
either halfdays of gifted education or a full day at a central
school once a week.
Sad to say....all five of them have had "issues" with pot and/or
booze and only three graduated. High IQ does not promise success
or happiness. The key in my humble opinion is who is running the program and
what goals are they setting. Good luck. DDD
