<p>I did a pull-out once a week/field trip type gifted program as a kid in my lousy elementary school and it was a blessing. I was exposed to chess and theatre, for example, something that would not have happened in my blue collar family in a run down area of town. </p>
<p>My daughter is also in the gifted programs in a much better school than I ever attended. It’s been great for her and the only days of classes she cares about missing.</p>