@FilmCritHULK Renaming is likely a futile exercise because any synonym is going to be a loaded term by definition.
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@Sunfire2109 WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY MOST HIGH PROGRAMS ARE ADOPTING NON-LOADED DEFINITIONS LIKE "CHALLENGE" OR "QUEST" WHICH ADVOCATE EFFORT. - Show replies
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@FilmCritHULK There's definitely a lot of precious snowflake hubris surrounding the words but that's going to remain no matter the terms. -
@Sunfire2109 SEMANTICS ABSOLUTELY MATTER. LANGUAGE MATTERS. BECAUSE LANGUAGE IS HOW WE START IDENTIFYING PROBLEMS AND ADDRESSING THEM. - Show replies
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@saalon@FilmCritHULK I tested in 3 states and failed only in Mississippi where interestingly, all the G&T kids were well off and white.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@saalon@FilmCritHULK I passed in VA, where the program was sadly just a joke. And then the program in TN probably saved my life.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@FilmCritHULK Lived on a floor w/ honors students during freshman year - remember a fight with the "normal" students. Naming def. matters.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@saalon@FilmCritHULK My program was called CLUE. I guess the name was neutral, to a kid. http://www.scsk12.org/uf/exceptional/about.php …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@saalon@FilmCritHULK As an adult I know it's a good name, but as students we just knew it was CLUE, and that it was the gifted program.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@saalon@FilmCritHULK It was a great program! I was amazed and immediately deeply angry that other kids had been in it forever. I was 12.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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