Originally Posted by Val
Originally Posted by JonLaw
Originally Posted by ElizabethN
Even if the presentation speed of curriculum is unchanged, the other students lose the benefit of contributions to discussion by the top-level students if they are not there any more.

This presumes that the lower level students can understand what the top-level students are talking about.

It also engenders a sense of inherent superiority in the top-level students.

I suspect it engenders a sense of resentment among the kids who can't understand what the gifted kid is talking about. As in, "He's always showing off and thinks he's so big," whereas the gifted kid may have no idea why some kids get so annoyed with him.

Probably depends on the kid.

And the kid does sometimes think that they are big and enjoys the experience.