Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site linus.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!peg From: peg@linus.UUCP (Margaret E. Craft) Newsgroups: net.kids Subject: Re: Classes for gifted children Message-ID: <673@linus.UUCP> Date: Thu, 2-Feb-84 12:51:27 EST Article-I.D.: linus.673 Posted: Thu Feb 2 12:51:27 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 3-Feb-84 02:22:50 EST References: <3224@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: MITRE Corp., Bedford MA Lines: 17 In the time and place that I was in grade/high school, there were no "gifted children's" classes - the only official option for kids who were bored because they'd already learned the stuff was to skip grades. That was NOT a viable option for me, since it would have made my siblings feel bad, and would have doubled us in the same grades, so my parents made an attempt to challenge me at home, to make up for the boredom at school. I also did lots of outside activities... And I put a lot on energy into teaching my fellow pupils, something I enjoyed and they did too... I'm a bit worried about all these new methods, since I'd assumed that my parents' way would do for my own child -- I wasn't aware that such programs were so wide-spread... I look forward to more discussions, since I may have to make decisions about this soon myself... Are we talking about public schools here??