I attended a hastily called parents meeting at my daughter’s school last night. Anna is in a program geared towards those with high academic abilities / high achievement desires. Now that we’re hitting the pre-teen and teenage years, it was important to find a classroom setting that would provide challenges academically as well as the acceptance of being a “keener”. Anna has been in this program for 7th grade and loves it. She is more engaged than ever before and her peers are equally challenged and engaged in the classroom. Sounds great, right? Well last night, to my dismay, I learn that the school has chosen to dismantle this highly successful program.

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