Originally Posted by Bostonian
Originally Posted by Portia
The haters are going to hate no matter what you call the kids.
Educators don't "hate" gifted children. They just don't think challenging them is a high priority.

ITA. "Hate" is a strong word to use - and not one I'd use for any of the many people I know who are teachers, regardless of their views on gifted education. 99.99% of all the teachers I've ever met and gotten to know past a superficial "hello" are teaching because they genuinely care about children.

And fwiw, like Val, the first thing I thought of when "CHIPs" was mentioned was the tv show!

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