... but I would say that our GT program has cultural biases. I've seen some of my dd's best friends excluded just because they don't understand the system. And if their parents talk to other parents in the school, they better understand the process. Which gives them better success in advocating.
Some may say this not cultural bias, but a parent's propensity to exclude themselves Vs. being willing to learn the system. Examples of learning the system may include bonding with other parents, willingness to do the research necessary, and viewing interactions with the school not as "fights" but as a mutual learning process in which parents can learn the process and also share what they have observed and learned through research (type of work child self-selects, what other schools may be doing that could be considered for implementation in your school, etc).
