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10-22-2007, 03:37 PM | #16 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: VA
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| I'd say the best bet is to talk to your son and see how he feels. Get some info on the program and see if it will continue what his new teacher started. Or if it offers creative alternatives to completing work. Your son sounds like he thrives in a creative environment. It can't hurt to at least try the program. Oi! Don't teachers like that 2nd grade one make you want to scream?! My newphew is going through something similar. Only he's having to pay for being related to "bad apples".
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10-22-2007, 06:33 PM | #17 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: ATX
Posts: 4,513
| I was in one when I was younger and I loved it. There were only about 5 kids out of our entire grade of 200 let in. Even though it was extra work, I didn't mind because I loved the challenge. The everyday classroom work bored me. The way our program was set up is we went to it all day once a week. We did things like logic problems (I loved those!), educational units, research reports, computer games, etc. Mainly our program allowed us to think "outside the box" and be creative. For example, one fun thing we did was each team was allowed use of several trashbags, cardboard box, and tape and then we had to build a canoe that would float and whichever floated longest with one of our members in it, won the competition. The only downside was I did get made fun of occassionaly for being a "smart kid" but the benefits were much greater.
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10-22-2007, 07:03 PM | #18 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: texas
Posts: 563
| My son was held back in the first grade due to multiple moves. Being held back made him have low self esteem while redoing the first grade, I thought he was going to struggle forever. Then came 2nd grade. The teacher was very nice to him and took time to know him. He came out of his shell and did so well they moved him to the TAG program over that christmas! Now hes in the 4th grade still doing TAG and on the A honor roll! The TAG program made him see just how smart he relly is and built hes self esteem greatly. Im very thankful for our schools program and the dedicated teachers. |
10-22-2007, 07:09 PM | #19 |
Lovin' the Cali kisses! Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lawrenceville, Georgia
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| I was in the gifted program all throughout elementary, middle, and high school. I loved it all. I wasn't bored and we got to do SO MANY neat things! It put me one step ahead of everyone each year. I just graduated from my undergrad, so Im sure they've changed it A LOT since then, but I say GO FOR IT!
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10-22-2007, 07:14 PM | #20 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bay Area, California
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| One thing to check into is what the school has to offer for "GATE" students.
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