> As it reads like you want to mock and shame kids who do well in school (which I hope wasn’t your intent). Not at all.. That was the opposite fo my intent. I

> As it reads like you want to mock and shame kids who do well in school (which I hope wasn’t your intent). Not at all.. That was the opposite fo my intent. I believe names like 'talented and gifted' actually make it out so that the kid's hard work is not appreciated and recognized. I hoped that 'studied harder's would indicate that the reason the kids were in this course is because they worked hard, and that anyone could achieve what they did if they too worked hard enough. IME, as a 'talented and gifted' kid, a lot of people chocked up my success to innate talent, while they slacked off and explained away their slacking off as 'Oh well I'm just not as naturally smart as iammisc..'. I don't believe labeling children as innately gifted is a useful thing. Any child can accomplish these advanced HS / middle school courses with hard work. This is not particularly difficult material. In another comment, I changed my suggestion to 'high achievers'. Sorry I'm not great at coming up with new names on the spot.