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.
Oh MON! I'm so sorry to hear that. The watering down would have to be eliminated, in my pretend perfect world. And the parents who have IQ scores would be welcomed to make placement decisions for the kids who are quieter, or slow to warm up.
I'm glad to hear that this sort of thing works in some districts!
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