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I was really glad to hear the discussion about multi-age class solutions to meeting the needs of TAG students. I have four girls who all test at 95% and above. My 13 year old is in public school and feels that she is getting a lot out of her TAG activities. It seems the funding is minimal though, and the classes are led by volunteers from the education program at PSU. (She attends Ockley Green) I still find there are gaps in my education from time spent having fun in TAG activities, so I try to keep track of what they are up to in my daughters TAG classes. My two youngest are at Trinity Lutheran which is moving to a multi-age classroom model in order to better meet the needs of different levels of students. I'm hoping that my ten-year-old who reads at high school levels will get challenged more. When she tried the public school she was miserable!
My oldest is graduating from high school this year and still tests very high, having never had TAG or multi-age opportunities. She attended private school and was challenged plenty.

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