An overall picture needs to be looked at.

I was often put in blended classes (my grade and an upper grade blended together). The reasoning was that the strong students would be challenged.

The problem was that this left gaps in my knowledge base (just because someone is gifted doesn't mean they automatically know something, they still have to be taught the material). It also caused problems in areas where I wasn't gifted.

It's easy to loose sight that giftedness doesn't mean that a student excells in all areas of academics. Skipping can cause a different type of frustration.


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