A good AP program, magnet school, or IB program should enable students to enter college with sophomore standing. Our chief criticism of IB and other types of intensive accelerated programs is that they often create unnecessary work loads which have no relationship to accelerated learning. Gifted children do not need more workload. They need a faster rate of presenting information which matches their faster rate of learning. When they do feel burned out it is generally caused by constantly being compelled to spend hours working on assignments which provide no mental challenge.
School systems seem to have more trouble dealing with gifted students in grade and middle school.
If they have any programs for the gifted, they will most likely be enrichment programs. These are good programs but generally do not accelerate students. Also, they are often the first programs cut when financial problems arise. Doman is a strong advocate of improving children's intelligence by stimulating their minds at an early age. We consider this to be the best of his books.