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My daughter was identified as a TAG student in second grade, when I requested that she be tested. In elementary school in Hillsboro, her TAG program consisted of a PEP - Personal Education Plan. It basically adjusted how much busy-work homework she need to do. The school had a small prgraom for the TAG kids where they met after school for a few weeks a year to work on projects. It was fun, and they had a chance to get to know each other, but it was way too limited. We found creative outlets for her in dance and theatre classes outisde of school, plus family activities and trips. But, it was in seventh grade that she really had severe issues with boredom. Most of her classes were review and repetition. We finally found a private school, The Northwest Academy in Polrtand, that accepted her as a ninth grader when she was 12 years old. She excelled acadmeically once she was challenged in the enriched environment. She went on to complete college in three years and graduated magna cum laude. She is now in grdauate school at age 20. I was frustrated that the public schools could not challenge her, and that we had to pay for four years of private high school to help her find her strentgths and enthusiasm for learning.

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