tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646095.post971998023401467684..comments2011-04-13T11:42:25.208-05:00Comments on Shannon Kristine Croft: Maybe everyone is "gifted".Shannon Kristine Crofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01311837916523075786noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19646095.post-90388209318136413612009-07-18T09:39:10.315-05:002009-07-18T09:39:10.315-05:00Funny, in LISD it's the other way around. Our...Funny, in LISD it's the other way around. Our special needs kids get the moon, which I am of course eternally greatful for. Our typical kids get a typical education - but kids who could benefit from accelerated instruction are forced into the mainstream anyways. Worse yet, the rationale for leaving gifted children in the regular classroom is that they can be a peer model to the others - as if it's the gifted kids' task to educate their peers at the expense of their own education. It's harder to qualify for LEAP in LISD, and ironically, once in the program, it's only a pullout program with some additional work assigned. Sometimes I wish I lived in CFB for the sake of the other 2 kids. I go back and forth on it - in LISD, one child gets what he needs, and the other 2 are going to grow up fine regardless - right? Other days I think to myself, the other 2 are going to be our future leaders, and they're going to be in charge of the world that will have to take care of my special child. And my special child will likely wind up in a group home and a sheltered workshop regardless. So maybe I am focusing on the wrong kid? Who knows. Here is an interesting article: http://www.newsweek.com/id/186960Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16331877087884411870noreply@blogger.com