Originally Posted by LoveSunnyDays
Most schools, like our district, just put in a half-hearted gifted program so they can check off a box. The kids who are outliers in the gifted continuum will remain bored and unchallenged.
I agree with each item in your post. Parents who've not yet encountered this may want to prepare or brace themselves... as HG+ kiddos seem to be experiencing these negatives more frequently now that teachers and schools are rated/ranked on "closing the gap".

I agree about "differentiation". It is a buzzword. In attempting to understand what a child would experience in a gifted program, parents may wish to learn the 5Ws: Who What Where When Why and How.