Celi Trépanier
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196 appearances
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first heard Mar 2017
last heard Mar 2017
Celi Trépanier’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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It's that misunderstanding that gifted kids are smart.
They'll figure it out on their own.
They're, you know, you can leave 'em alone, then they'll excel.
Let's we don't need to worry about 'em.
So they don't need a special program.
They're just fine on their own.
And that's so far from the truth.
So gifted programs usually are the first things that are cut when budgets are tight.
Yes, it is unfortunately, it's it is common.
We had an experience just uh a couple of years ago where we were living at the time there was a gifted high school serving all the gifted kids in the uh the area.
And when we applied, they were of course using standardized test scores as criteria and and my son being visual spatial had about average writing ability.
And she said, Well, he won't be able to do well here because he wouldn't be able to keep up.
And I said, I thought you were a school for gifted kids.
And she said, We serve gifted children, but we're not a gifted school.
What
That was my question.
It it means well, you know, we know it's for high achieving.
Most gifted programs are for high achieving because we know they need those standardized test scores.
that's the way our public school system is set up now because of uh you know the federal initiatives they need those high standardized test scores for funding, for recognition.
So
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