No! That's what we have here in elementary. It's a disaster. Everything is watered down so that anybody who wants enrichment gets it, and kids like my ds who needs time to warm up, don't get in because they do all the choosing at the beginning of the year. But the good thing is that any parent can say their child is in GT and that makes good political sense. And since the program is nothing great, it's not that bad for DS to miss it.
That stinks. My DH told me that growing up there was a girl whose parents wanted her in the TAG (talented and gifted) program. She was tested like 3 times until finally they got sick of the parents bothering them about it and just let her in even though she didn't meet the criteria. Maybe she was close, you never know....but DH says he really didn't think so at all. It's just sad to see some parents that are kinda crazy like that. I just don't get it.
