I agree with you Squirt. The government, by it's nature, is not going to make things better in terms of addressing individual gifted kids' needs. Legislation and common sense are too much at odds with each other. But NCLB exists, is likely here to stay, and it is a huge barrier to change as is. Districts ultimately gain government money by dumbing down the curriculum and teachers lose jobs for not teaching the bare minimum to the masses. Athletics don't (doesn't?) have these barriers that I'm aware of. I'm thinking suing as a group (and lobbying-$$) are some ways to address these barriers. I'm no attorney, but the fact that gifted kids learn *less* than other kids is educational inequity, no?
Okay, off to the beach...
