We were in NYC when DD was young and she got into a good gifted program. But we also started with online math with CTY. Paid for it but wanted the credentials. Also put her in a light weekly mandarin program and also a bunch of other extracurriculars -- academic and athletic to keep her busy and let her explore stuff. We moved to Canada in 4th grade and the gifted programs were crappy. I should have accelerated her at that time but didn't. By 7th grade we put her into an accelerated private school. It was a big adjustment. Since her study skills were so bad from being in a easy academic environment. It took 4 years to get her discipline on track. She continued Chinese as a self study when we moved, and it was slow and hard to get support but this year she is pushing to do the AP exam. That challenge is making her work on it 5+ hours a week on it. Plus doing her stuff. And with the virus social distancing, her school resumed online. Good thing about paying tuition. The whole story about MIT being harder than Harvard, when you go to a demanding school with a competitive peer group, you have to up your game. The curve is just too much to the right. Teachers expect more. So think about what you can do now and what are your options down the line. Because the study habits don't fix themselves that fast when the environment is easy.
Last edited by Wren; 03/28/20 09:54 AM.
