Our area is very similar: large gifted program in the schools. The area I live in is upper class with lots of professionals and a large technical industry, but also professors from the large university. This said, I also see a lot of tutor sessions for the high school students in the local book stores. It is considered normal around here to have your child in tutoring sessions for their gifted classes. This makes me ponder are the students really all that gifted? The stakes are high in the district and the students have a lot of pressure on their shoulders to preform. Since the majority of the students are in gifted classes there is harassment directed towards the students who don't make the cut for the program. They treat them as if they are stupid instead of average intelligence. Really is sad to watch.
