According to the person who told me the principal admitted that research could be found to support most things
While they may be speaking in truisms, they have not substantiated that their decisions were driven by research. All research is not equally valid, credible, or applicable to a situation. When one points to the underlying body of research, it can be opened to scrutiny: timing, methods, participant selection, sample size, etc... and individuals can determine how much faith to place in the research results.
Meanwhile you are wise to remain wary of their unsubstantiated claims.
I might try to work with the principal to do AOPS or something. It has never been done as far as I know but maybe there can be a first time.
Absolutely.
Creating opportunity based a child's readiness and ability.
Interesting that the article seems to replace the term gifted with
"different", "creative", or "accelerated".
