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This is Abigail's mother again. I must respond to the above
post. Mrs. Flynt should not receive any personal criticism in
this matter. She is a brilliant scientist who has a rare passion
for teaching. I'm sorry mgoblue, but Advanced Science is not the
same as Mrs. Flynt's Gifted Science, and I don't give a darn
whether she is gifted certified or not. What you don't know is
that Abigail was not in gifted science last year. She lost all
enthusiasm about the subject during the seventh grade because
she was in a very mundane Advanced Science class. Research shows
that age 12 is the time when girls start to lose interest in the
study of science. I was troubled by Abigail's lack of interest
in science and was motivated to have Abigail accepted in the
gifted studies program to get the benefit of this wonderful
teacher. Abigail's interest in science has been completely
renewed by Mrs. Flynt to the point that Abigail is now
expressing her interest in combini