Our kids are masters at blending, which has good and bad aspects. The good are mostly the obvious, but here is an example of the bad.
We advocated to get dd (7th grade) into a special district-wide language arts program for HG kids. They actually have a policy against parent nominations, but apparently dd blends so well she fell through the cracks of the selection process. When I finally got their attention (using my best stealth techniques), the administrator at the school called me and said "___[dd] meets the criteria for the program. I knew she is a strong student, but I just looked at her MAP reading score and I don't think I've ever seen one that high before!!"
Interesting on multiple levels.... This was after the person who *should* have initiated the nomination said to us (about dd), "She would be a great candidate for the program. I don't know how I overlooked her before."
Last edited by amylou; 02/18/13 12:24 PM.
