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<blockquote data-quote="klmno" data-source="post: 320992" data-attributes="member: 3699"><p>They have options here for middle and high schoolers, which I like. The student can be put in an advanced class or a specialty center (enitire program- not just 1 or 2 classes) if they are recommended and the parent approves/agrees, but they do not have to- they have the option of staying in a regular class.</p><p></p><p>What I didn't like though is that this doesn't start until about 5th grade, so in elementary school they won't give anything more challenging to any student. While my difficult child doesn''t test as high as "gifted", he did test very high on aptitude tests in elementary years and was ahead of his peers. I have always wondered if he would have been so restless in classes if he hadn't been so bored- which he complained about often. So in spite of scoring so high, he was labeled "disruptive" instead of needing more challenging work. Now, he isn't that far ahead and falls in the average range- which I guess is ok given he missed about 1/3 of both 6th grade and 8th grade.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could have afforded amd known better- I would have put him in private school for the elementary years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="klmno, post: 320992, member: 3699"] They have options here for middle and high schoolers, which I like. The student can be put in an advanced class or a specialty center (enitire program- not just 1 or 2 classes) if they are recommended and the parent approves/agrees, but they do not have to- they have the option of staying in a regular class. What I didn't like though is that this doesn't start until about 5th grade, so in elementary school they won't give anything more challenging to any student. While my difficult child doesn''t test as high as "gifted", he did test very high on aptitude tests in elementary years and was ahead of his peers. I have always wondered if he would have been so restless in classes if he hadn't been so bored- which he complained about often. So in spite of scoring so high, he was labeled "disruptive" instead of needing more challenging work. Now, he isn't that far ahead and falls in the average range- which I guess is ok given he missed about 1/3 of both 6th grade and 8th grade. I wish I could have afforded amd known better- I would have put him in private school for the elementary years. [/QUOTE]
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