re: Gifted Seminars
Dottie, we have those in high school here, too. My son grumbles that it'll probably be extra posters and "pretty" projects, rather than good discussions and deeper study/higher thinking. We'll see next year. Basically, the district gifted teachers can get their "contact" time with gifted students if they teach a gifted seminar. It sounds good, hopefully the teachers are good, but I do have a teensy problem with the "gifted" grouping. We know at least one "gifted" kid who probably tested in 1st grade but really hasn't impressed the teachers since then (maybe underachiever?). Meanwhile there's a girl who didn't test gifted (very close, but not quite) but is valedictorian of her class, who impresses everyone, but she's not allowed to take the seminars because they're restricted to "gifted". AP classes aren't restricted.
