Thanks to everyone:)

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Hi all!

Thanks so much to everyone for your advice and recommendations! I feel so blessed to have found this group. The thought of having to blindly pick someone out of the phone book is enough to put me into panic mode. I feel as though I have a starting point now and a weight has been lifted.

I will have all of you in my prayers. Thanks again!

In Him,

Hardbarger

From: bridget <beanniferj@...> Sent: Thu, February 24, 2011 8:59:59 PMSubject: ( ) Re: Looking for opinions on best school environment!

This is a really helpful piece of information. What should the school be doing for gifted elementary kids other than piling on more of the same? In our district, they have a program starting in 3rd grade where they pull the most gifted students together into an advanced group clustered in one elementary. I do NOT want to send my son to that particular program, because I have heard that it is very high pressure, even for NT kids. I am told that with the students in k-3, the school's gifted coordinator pushes in to work with groups and then devises an ongoing plan for the main teacher to continue with. However, I also hear that the quality of differentiated instruction varies considerably depending on which particular teacher you happen to end up getting. It basically sounds like a total crap shoot. I would love to know more about what questions I should be asking the gifted coordinator.Thanks,Bridget> >> > My opinion, as a teacher, is that it would be good to find out what they offer kids who are gifted at the public school...I would want to know specifics...not only "Is there a class for gifted children," but also the kinds of activities and projects that the school offers these kids to keep them challenged...I would really want specifics...> >>