Back when I was a kid they always separated the bright kids from the average kids. It was called the MGM program. Don’t think they do that these days. It’s called mainstreaming now. We homeschool.
My mom had that happen to her, she got shunted into a gifted-and-talented program in a DC suburb forty years ago, from kindergarten, and learned nothing but liberal thinking-experiments and social garbage. She says she learned more homeschooling us.
Truly gifted children benefit from a flexible plan where they can work at their own pace, tailored to use their strengths and help their weaknesses. The best sitation for them is a dedicated parent, homeschooling them and customizing their curriculum. A challenging private school is second, and I suppose a reformed gifted-and-talented government school program might be a distant third.
Actually, locking them up in a library all day is the third best option, they might learn something.
Ditto
some schools still have this... i'm not impressed by these programs for gifted students... i was not impressed with MGM back when i was in it in the mid to late 70's... i did go on some nice field trips through the program...
i don't think public schools are equipped to challenge gifted students... and i don't know that they should... public school is government school... think of government programs... would you expect public housing to offer custom-built homes? government doesn't function that way... i don't think it can...
I have no idea where to start though. Can you (or anyone else) give me some guidance? I feel like a fish out of water and homeschooling is completely out of my comfort zone. I do believe our kids will be much better prepared to face the world if we are able to teach them honest truth instead of always battling the liberal ideology they are already facing.
Back when I was a kid, the separated the gifted from the mediocre, the retarded from the mainstream, then some of us out for Voc-tec!