Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums THINKING BIG About Gifted Education Should programs be 4 high aptitude or achievement?

There should be programs helping every child reach his/her full potential. For high-IQ/high-achieving, high-IQ/not-high-achieving, high-achieving/not-high-IQ, and not-high-achieving/not-high-IQ students, there should be different ways of teaching.

The public schools that we are in deal with normal IQ students (high-achieving or not) very well. They don't do a good job for high IQ students (high-achieving or not). Both of my kids are DYS. My DD is definitely high-achieving and is unusually so, and she had not been receiving any support from school for her needs until this year when she was allowed to take online math (and she finished 4 years worth of math in 8 months). My DS is high-achieving in subjects that he likes, and is fine in other subjects. He also never received any special support. If anything, the teachers and schools often show contempt if we dare ask for any special support.