He went to Alaska to study glaciers. He ran with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. He studied Spanish in Guanajuato, Mexico. Muzzle realizes that most West Virginia parents would have difficulty paying for such diverse experiences. There's something wrong with the selection process.
Muzzle holds no grudges against teachers or the principal.
It's a lack of cultural diversity experience. Extra paperwork, meetings Teachers have become frustrated with the gifted program's enrollment process, said Jewell Wilburn, a retired teacher and president of the Kanawha County Education Association. Some teachers don't have time for the extra paperwork and additional meetings with parents and students. Others refer students for testing, but the children don't score high enough to qualify for the gifted program, Wilburn said. What's more, some parents don't want their children in gifted classes because they must spend at least one day a week at another school.