I know a child who was recommended for GT testing by the teacher, but the parent refused. She didn't want him to think he was special or better than anyone else. People definitely have different ideas about the importance of identifying giftedness so I tend to tread lightly in the area.
All of her children are well rounded (good at sports, academics, music and popular socially) and seem happy so I'm not going to question her parenting decisions. Our regular GT program is kind of weak anyway and they tend to cluster the unidentified but high achieving kids in the same class with the GT kids so it probably doesn't make much difference educationally.
