There are many "bright" kids in our local district's GT program and I get why the parents push. The general public school lessons are just too repetitive and lacking in depth for even the 115 IQ crowd, imho.

Maybe these parents are smart enough to know that kids should be getting something more during the school day and the only free way to do that is the enrichment classes during school?

If the school hadn't watered down their standards maybe this wouldn't be so necessary?