I am a gifted student and I was told gifted High schoolers have to ( are expected to) take the highest classes in our school. What makes gifted students capable of handling all these courses?
For example Junior year for a gifted student at my school
-AP Calculus B.C. Gifted
-AP Language Gifted
-AP Physics I Gifted
-AP U.S. History Gifted
I am not sure what this is supposed to mean. I believe a reason many students get identified as gifted is that they’re bored or want to move faster in normal courses, which would imply that they can handle harder courseloads than some other students.
Many fired students do not get the best grades or even are motivated enough to get work done ,so I don’t think it’s a smart idea to push all this rigor onto students who may not have good work ethic or motivation.
Do you have to be a “gifted student”? If you don’t want to take the classes, can’t you just register for whatever classes are appropriate and drop the label? What do you get from keeping the label?
If you don’t feel that you are motivated or have good work ethic, then you don’t have to take those classes.
If it’s not about you, I’m not sure why you’d be worried about other students on their behalf. I didn’t encounter too many “gifted” students of the type you’re describing, but I’m sure they do exist somewhere…