Here is the unfortunate thing, btw: a year at my DD's school has made it clear that in fact, the gifted magnet DOES provide a level of enrichment and "perks" not made available to other children. Yes, the work is harder and the pace is faster--but they also seem to go on more field trips and have more interesting hands-on activities and guest speakers. The kids like this, of course, and as a parent, I like it (how could I not?)--but I see how it could breed exactly the kind of resentment and contempt that my friends appear to feel. It's a very nice program, but I wonder if they are shooting themselves in the foot. Of course, part of the reason they can support this is that they have a highly involved parent base.
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