How Does Cluster Grouping Work in a Small School?
Cluster grouping is one of the main components of the local public school's gifted program for elementary aged kids. How is that numerically possible in a small school?
There are 89 2nd graders, or 4 classrooms. Two classrooms are put into a team together. The cluster grouping as defined on the county web site is to group gifted kids on the same team, not even the same classroom. I think the requirements for the program include top 10% on the CoGat, not the top 2% of intellectual ability. So 9 kids spread over two classes? Is that even enough to make a difference in educational setting at all, even ignoring the fact that only 2 of them likely have IQ scores above 130?
What have you seen in your programs, or your kid's programs? Were the kids seated together at one table and allowed to work together or were they split up? Was cluster grouping beneficial? Did it make any difference at all?
