I was in the GATE program, although I don't remember much of the curriculum as not much really stands out in my memory. I remember being frustrated by it eventually since the program required me and the other GATE kids to be taken out of class to attend, as a result I had to play catch up in certain subjects.
I was in the program from 2nd to 7th grade or so. Seems creepy in retrospect, since I remember attending but not really learning anything. Maybe others had a different experience, but I can't recognize any benefit I experienced from the program.
Same, but for us it was called PERC. Seemed to be mostly about decoding comms and we were told that we were in competition with other kids at other schools but never saw any evidence of that and never learned anything from it. Weird experience.
Similar experience. The most useful time was when our 6th grade G&T teacher had us do logic puzzles. Most of the rest was wasting our time with mumbo jumbo
In our school is was just called "gifted", I got tested in 2nd grade and had to change schools because I scored high enough on the IQ test they gave. I only stayed in it for 2 years and my parents took me out and sent me back to my original school. There were only 2 elementary schools in my county that had the gifted program, and the school I was sent to was on the beach with all the rich kids (we were not poor, but not "beach" rich). I just remember being picked on a lot and faking headaches so I could go to the clinic. I really don't remember much from those 2 years, I think my mind has blocked it out.
The classes themselves were not very memorable. We would have to leave and go to a different classroom for a couple of hours each day, and I think it was only for reading and creative writing - or some kind of creative learning (?). I liked the teacher, I think I liked the classes. But I am a math and spatial thinker, I suck at reading, writing, creative crap, so I don't think I really gained anything from that time.
Our schools only offered that for 3rd-5th grades. 6th grade was middle school (we only had 1 middle school), and I think it was just "advanced" from then on, but I was right back in class with all the mean girls from before :/. I did really poorly in middle school, because I just didn't care, I didn't do any homework or assignments. I finally found my group of friends in 8th grade (Jr. high for us) and started doing much better in school, although I was always lazy about homework and studying. Ended up with a STEM degree on a full scholarship, so I turned out OK :)
Ours was called TAG. Started in elementary school and continued into high school. Just solved puzzles, played cards and did the occasional cultural field trip. They gave us the previous year's voided mensa test at one point, but that's the only noteworthy thing I remember from the program.
I was in the GATE program, although I don't remember much of the curriculum as not much really stands out in my memory. I remember being frustrated by it eventually since the program required me and the other GATE kids to be taken out of class to attend, as a result I had to play catch up in certain subjects.
I was in the program from 2nd to 7th grade or so. Seems creepy in retrospect, since I remember attending but not really learning anything. Maybe others had a different experience, but I can't recognize any benefit I experienced from the program.
Same, but for us it was called PERC. Seemed to be mostly about decoding comms and we were told that we were in competition with other kids at other schools but never saw any evidence of that and never learned anything from it. Weird experience.
Similar experience. The most useful time was when our 6th grade G&T teacher had us do logic puzzles. Most of the rest was wasting our time with mumbo jumbo
In our school is was just called "gifted", I got tested in 2nd grade and had to change schools because I scored high enough on the IQ test they gave. I only stayed in it for 2 years and my parents took me out and sent me back to my original school. There were only 2 elementary schools in my county that had the gifted program, and the school I was sent to was on the beach with all the rich kids (we were not poor, but not "beach" rich). I just remember being picked on a lot and faking headaches so I could go to the clinic. I really don't remember much from those 2 years, I think my mind has blocked it out.
The classes themselves were not very memorable. We would have to leave and go to a different classroom for a couple of hours each day, and I think it was only for reading and creative writing - or some kind of creative learning (?). I liked the teacher, I think I liked the classes. But I am a math and spatial thinker, I suck at reading, writing, creative crap, so I don't think I really gained anything from that time.
Our schools only offered that for 3rd-5th grades. 6th grade was middle school (we only had 1 middle school), and I think it was just "advanced" from then on, but I was right back in class with all the mean girls from before :/. I did really poorly in middle school, because I just didn't care, I didn't do any homework or assignments. I finally found my group of friends in 8th grade (Jr. high for us) and started doing much better in school, although I was always lazy about homework and studying. Ended up with a STEM degree on a full scholarship, so I turned out OK :)
Ours was called TAG. Started in elementary school and continued into high school. Just solved puzzles, played cards and did the occasional cultural field trip. They gave us the previous year's voided mensa test at one point, but that's the only noteworthy thing I remember from the program.
Gifted program from middle school through high school.
INTJ.
INTP here.