this can't be the only (or principal) strategy employed, because exposure to new material is obviously necessary.
Agreed.
While many parents of gifted or high achieving children may not wish for tutoring/cooperative learning to be the mainstay of a gifted program, and would prefer that gifted and high achieving children receive regular instruction at their challenge level including exposure to new material during the regular school day, unfortunately an increasing number of families are experiencing that under common core, the exposure to new material may be limited for these kids, and not deemed necessary but counterproductive to achieving uniform outcomes.
Sadly, more families are finding their options may be limited to after-schooling to provide their children with some amount of challenge, although this may be at the expense of other activities.
