[Pistolshot]

It's called 'honors' classes here. All students are eligible, and more than %85 fail to make the grades needed to stay in them.

The ones intelligent enough to comprehend the curriculum generally are the successful kids.

What has really come out of this is the intelligent kids come from a cross-section of society.

It's not the popularity contest some parents make it out to be.

[SoftballMominVA]

I think ‘honors’ comes into play in middle and high school in this area. This is largely an elementary issue.

Different where you are?

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

We found the Gifted/Talented program to be a complete joke - not really learning at a higher level, but instead doing projects that parents ended up doing at home.

Honors classes in a different school district were definitely a better choice and much more demanding work. A teacher had to recommend the student each semester or they couldn't get into the program.