Ah, Dottie, sing it! Right on target!
I agree that the whole notion of dividing the GT kids up so that there's one per classroom is just dumb all the way around. It's harder on the kids, the teachers, the parents...*sigh* Just flat stupid. I like fairness as much as the next person, but it's hard for me to believe that any teacher would like another special needs kid on his/her own in a classroom, with no one to group the child with. At least pair them up people! For the teacher's sake if not the kids'! Sheesh!
And yes, there's really no way to avoid widening the gap.
As for the grades, maybe if you presented it to GS as "you can have challenging work with the potential for getting a B, or you can have straight As and be bored silly," then maybe those slightly lower grades wouldn't be so problematic for him. Just a thought...
