Hi treecritter,
I'm sorry you're so frustrated with the current school. It's great that the magnet might be an option. I'll keep my fingers crossed that it works out!
On the part of the current teacher, I wonder if it might not be more a matter of semantics than lying. Do you think it's possible that the teacher just looks at the "nurturing" program as the gifted program of the lower grades, and didn't think to call it something else, like enrichment? I could imagine the teachers at our school doing this, not in an attempt to deceive, but out of a lack of awareness that their term might be misconstrued as something more in-depth. Just a thought.
I hope you don't look at this post as me suggesting you shouldn't be upset. You are obviously in the best place to judge what's going on, and have every right to your own feelings. I just wanted to mention this, in case it might be a different way to look at it. Regardless, I think your warning that parents be aware of what schools advertise as GT is a very important one.
Again, good luck with the magnet school!
