jmansky said:
Question for "myboys" (and anyone else) - does anyone know what the better districts are for G&T in NJ? In my limited and anecdotal experience, it seems that districts like Springfield, Cranford, Bridgewater provide a more robust G&T program than districts like Millburn, Livingston etc. We actually left the SOMA district when our daughter was in 1st grade and moved to a district with a G&T program. Unfortunately we did not really understand what we were doing at the time, and chose a district with a light-weight weekly pullout. What she really needed was subject acceleration (particularly math). I wish there was a database of NJ school district G&T programs - it is SO hard to make an informed decision re. districts for G&T - not to mention that these programs get cancelled frequently anyway. In retrospect I guess we would have done better in the NYC schools - seems like their G&T is fantastic.
BTW I will add that my daughter also has an IEP.
mapletree said:
Cities can provide a larger variety of services than small towns.
A small town can never be everything to every individual student in every individual grade in every individual family.
You get one elementary school, one middle school, one high school with their limits. The alternative is private school.
tjohn said:
mapletree said:
Cities can provide a larger variety of services than small towns.
A small town can never be everything to every individual student in every individual grade in every individual family.
You get one elementary school, one middle school, one high school with their limits. The alternative is private school.
The implication is that we should do G&T at the county level like Stuyvesant High School?
wnb said:
mapletree said:
Cities can provide a larger variety of services than small towns.
A small town can never be everything to every individual student in every individual grade in every individual family.
You get one elementary school, one middle school, one high school with their limits. The alternative is private school.
There are so many real world examples that contradict these statements I don't even know where to begin.
mapletree said:
Cities can provide a larger variety of services than small towns.
A small town can never be everything to every individual student in every individual grade in every individual family.
You get one elementary school, one middle school, one high school with their limits. The alternative is private school.
BaseballMom said:
mapletree said:
Cities can provide a larger variety of services than small towns.
A small town can never be everything to every individual student in every individual grade in every individual family.
You get one elementary school, one middle school, one high school with their limits. The alternative is private school.
In NJ I think it's more common to have regional high schools or for the HS students in really small towns to be zoned for a HS in a larger town nearby.
mapletree said:
Is there a child out there that does not have a special gift or a special talent?
Is there a child out there that could not benefit from individualized programs to have their strong points reach their full potential and to elevate their weaknesses as much as possible?
mapletree said:
Is there a child out there that does not have a special gift or a special talent?
Is there a child out there that could not benefit from individualized programs to have their strong points reach their full potential and to elevate their weaknesses as much as possible?
susan1014 said:
Those at the extremes of the bell curve, as well as those with Special Education needs, may be far less well served, and need more customization than more typical students, and support beyond what the classroom teacher can do unassisted.
tbd said:
Agreed. Unfortunately there seems to be a very hostile notion to giving additional challenges to students capable of moving beyond the current curriculum, or to expanding the curriculum offerings in general. Watch the meeting, it's very clear that the chairman of the Equity & Excellence Committee (steering the development if the G&T program) is of the mind that any resources spent specifically on this cohort, like their greedy brethren in Shanghai, comes at the expense of others.
susan1014 said:
To me, the response to the presentation suggested that this set of initiatives came primarily from our District staff, and that the Board members on the Committee haven't been sufficiently involved to support the work product of their Committee. If so, shame on them if they don't take ownership of their Board committee's task and outputs.
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The implication is that we should do G&T at the county level like Stuyvesant High School?