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    DeHe #121550 01/31/12 09:05 PM
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    Well..... I think it was a lot of talk and will be very little action again. Time will tell. They are not going to subject accelerate him or grade skip him.. They are going to create a math group of 2 with another girl who is advanced but no where near him in math. They will be getting enrichment work from the gifted teacher. She will giving them logic and thinking skills practice. They will be monitoring through the MAP test to see if he continues to grow. My concern is even though he showed growth in math of 6 points, he did not grow as much as the norm group did and dropped in percentile. We talked about his reading and how it is starting to jump. We talked about what he is reading at home vs what he is at school. She is going to test him again in 2 weeks to see where he is at.

    Not what I wanted or what I think EJ needs at this point. Very frustrating.

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    Originally Posted by frannieandejsmom
    She will giving them logic and thinking skills practice.

    Not what I wanted or what I think EJ needs at this point. Very frustrating.

    This may be a good thing. I would push for number puzzles as well to introduce number theory ideas.

    The logic skills are the basis for success in higher math. Most math is not arithmetic but manipulation of formal systems of rules. I'd see what kind of enrichment you can push for within this framework.



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    I agree in that this is not all bad. Yes, it's very disappointing that he's not placed at an appropriate level to learn core skills, but these are very important. More importantly, this gives him direct and regular access to the gifted teacher. That teacher can then become an ally who can see him abilities up close. That can help for future placements.

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    Does anyone else have a walking talking encyclopedia?

    Right now, EJ is very into sea creatures. He has even gone on the web and looked up information on his own. He can pretty much tell you about anything living in the oceans. It is really shocking how much he knows.

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    I'm glad there are others. Sometimes it's humbling. DS4 was our tour guide recently for an afternoon as we happened onto a subject he knows much better than us, and I found myself feeling a little ill, this feeling of seriousness, a weight. It should be cute but it doesn't feel cute.

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