GT Support Groups

Hi all,

I talked with the facilitators for the district GT Parent Support Group that I've been attending. They recommended a couple of things that I thought would interest you all. First, they told me that the SENG model, after which the groups are modeled, is used for groups made up of people from a variety of schools. This makes the discussion groups more focused on improving our own parenting skills instead of focusing on improving the GT program at our school.

Also, they recommended that we email Peter Traxler at the district to request more SENG groups for next year.

Emily

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school choices

I don't mean to be non-supportive of what Meridian is trying to accomplish with their GT programs here, but I was also wondering if any of you have looked at other schools/programs and what you found. I have been researching other information sources on gifted children and their needs and the general theory is they need a different academic program, not just a pull out in certain subjects. Along with the impending larger class sizes at Meridian I felt I owed it to myself and my kids to atleast look around. I'm curious if anyone else has also done this and what you found or thought. Thanks for any input. Sherry Carlo

Support Group

Thanks, Kevin, for taking the initiative to create a group and for setting this up. I would like to see if there is interest in creating a "G/T Support Group" at Meridian, similar to the one the district invited us to but only a few could get in. I know there were a couple parents who have been attending the District's group, and it sounds like it's basically a chance to share stories and have discussions based on the book "Guiding the Gifted Child." I wonder how feasible it would be to do this on our own, kind-of like a book discussion group? Those of you who have attended the District group, does this seem like it would work based on your experiences? Do you think we would need a leader, or could we just all read a chapter (or 2 or 3) and get together? I'm just brainstorming ideas, but I do know I was so disappointed not to have this opportunity NOW. I have the letter from the district invite, with the session topics, and we could basically follow that guideline. I'm not sure I'm able to be much of a leader or organizer, but I'm throwing the idea out there in case anyone is interested. If so, let's at-least arrange a meeting to get together and make a plan. - Sarah Bender (son, Adam, in 4th)