Originally Posted by Souvenir

I take it you're not a graduate of that school :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by dbd33

My children were in "gifted" programs in Peel, except, that is, the one in the "retarded" program. The neighbours' children were also in "gifted" programs, as were the children of my colleagues. When it came time for IB selection some were suddenly more "gifted" than others were "gifted". When they got to the SATs (before the 2400 era), the formerly "gifted" scored between 1190 and 1520, that is, all over the map.

I'm afraid I think the "gifted" designation as applied in GTA schools means only "native English speaker with an interested and reasonably affluent parent". If such children are not "gifted" then they're learning disabled, ADHD, or otherwise in need of Ritalin. There aint no ordinary kids round here.

Originally Posted by dotnron

Have to disagree with you there. Especially since I have no idea what IB selection is and schools in Ontario do not write SATs. The "gifted" designation is not just applicable to GTA schools, but a province wide designation. My family is certainly not affluent by any means. We live in a small house in a not very affluent neighbourhood. I don't know when your children went to school, but you seem to be generalizing a little bit. Peel is not Halton and as a matter of fact, in my daughter's class of 18 children about 1/2 are not what you are describing (native English speaking with affluent, interested parents)

Originally Posted by Mans

sorry to offend you with my comments...

everyone has different views, and experiences......

We felt he had immense pressure for a 6 year as his school was very acadmeci.....yes he did well and was well above the average kid of his age but he also had (for a 6 year old) heaps more homework than the average kid of his age which i did not agree with as he should be having fun at this age.