This post could not possibly be more timely - or more perfect for the school discussions going on in our house right now! Our two remaining school choices fall squarely in those two buckets - but the one identified as the "gifted" model above (in our case) is a 10 kid mixed-age classroom that would include kids who may not be GT but whose parents have selected the school because they believe in that depth and breadth of education and think their children would thrive in it.
We know in our gut what the right answer is (and unfortunately it is wildly expensive, prompting us to try to ration away said gut!) but we have been really struggling to put the difference into words...these paragraphs did it in spades. Thanks!
