Originally Posted by Zen Scanner
I still think there is a branding issue. Given the huge semantical discrepancies, moving away from categorizing kids to categorizing learning environments may be the way to go. Getting the right groupings may create a self-assortative force.

Such as:
Rigorous competitive
Deep explorations
Sound fundamentals
I like that! I believe that part of what appeals to me about that is that I see a lot of our current GT ided kids who are more high achievers than gifted going for the "rigorous competitive" whereas my kiddos would better get their needs met in something like "deep explorations." I do suspect that over time if it became clear that one grouping was full of brighter kids, though, that grouping would gain prestige and again be the one to have your kids in.

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