here is what i am reading val :
Gifted/High Ability Magnets serve students who demonstrate ability to work two years above grade level in academic subjects. These centers offer enriched interdisciplinary academic environments that are exciting, challenging, and encourage students to use creative/critical-thinking skills. Applicants to gifted/high ability schools/centers must be verified as meeting one of the following criteria prior to Friday, November 16, 2012.
A. Demonstrate the ability to meet ALL FOUR of these critical thinking and problem solving skills in their primary language:
•Explain meanings or relationships among facts, information or concepts that demonstrate depth and complexity.
•Formulate new ideas or solutions and elaborate on the information.
•Use alternative methods in approaching new or unfamiliar mathematical problems.
•Use extensive vocabulary easily and accurately to express creative ideas.
Your child’s teacher and the principal of the school your child is currently attending will determine if your child meets all four characteristics.
