We have invitational GT services in units, and DS hasn't been invited to one, even though we showed his test scores. They told us that to participate in GT, you need to be outgoing and represent the program well, and since he is so quiet, he doesn't fit the bill. Despite the 504. We have felt lucky each time we get him back into the top reading and math groups. Each year, they try to kick him out, and each year we need to advocate. The guy who runs the 504 meetings is learning the drill and wrote in that DS needs a good teacher fit (whatever that means) because he was tired of meetings where the teachers said he was not so bright, and by the end of the year were saying how bright he was (seeming to forget how they felt at the beginning of the year!)
Isn't that typical?
It's such a time waster having to push so they get challenged in areas they are good at. It takes away from the time you could spend on the areas they need help too.
