My Alligator Purse

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These are mostly for California residents.
Join this if your child becomes identified:
http://www.cagifted.org/
Educate yourself on the laws and policies. I am happy to decipher any jargon for you:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/sp/gt/

An AWESOME page. I believe it was designed by a GATE student:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/
Read this to get a sense if your child is gifted:
http://www.hoagiesgifted.org/characteristics.htm
http://giftedkids.about.com/od/gifted101/a/giftedtraits.htm
Don’t start telling the teacher that […]

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