Todd - The compensation system for our schools is interesting as is the expectations placed on the teachers. Our son is TAG and boarder-line Asperger's. The schools here receive no additional funding to accommodate above average IQ students yet state law says they have to make special accommodation. Before confirmation they tested him 2 or 3 times and reported back that he is just below TAG level. We took him to an independent learning center where a long-time friend works for testing and he was full-blown TAG, not even a question.
Our schools receive numerous types of special state and federal funding for below average students yet there is none for above average. I've been told many education systems in EU countries capitalize on above average students with special programs and schools. Our local public system appears to rely on deflection tactics. I would guess it isn't much better across the country.
To compound the education issues with our son in the 4th grade his pediatrician over a 4 week period prescribe him with 3 courses of heavy antibiotics for ear and throat infections which I'm 90+ percent sure lead to his Crone's disease. I have numerous friends who are docs or in the medical field and the body language gets interesting when I mention the medically induced Crone's theory.
FWIW - That doctor was in favor of socialized medical program.
Last edited by Sieg; 12-05-2012 at 06:55 AM.
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