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    DD9 has really been going above and beyond with these short ("a few sentences") expository prompts she gets at school. I loved this one:

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    The woman stared at me with her dull eyes. She came closer, then whispered to me in a very tiny voice. She waved her shriveled hands, telling me the story of herself. Her stringy gray hair fell into her strange eyes, and I shivered. Finally she clapped her pale hands, and walked off.

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    Originally Posted by Dude
    Originally Posted by squishys
    ... trial art class for kids... Wouldn't it be nice if all classes went by ability, rather than age?
    Indeed. Our DD had a similar experience when trying out a drama class.
    Originally Posted by doubtfulguest
    ... dance and swimming have done that for her and it is the best thing ever... if they didn't accelerate as needed, they'd lose a whack of talented kids who would otherwise drop the activities out of boredom. funny how this concept doesn't often seem to extend to academics
    Originally Posted by squishys
    ...Yes, it's amazing how they flourish when in the appropriate ability group- no social issues, no any-excuse-a-school-can-make issues. They do well when they have the chance to extend themselves. But the education system doesn't see this, or think it can apply in other areas...
    In addition to helping students immensely, think how much easier it would be for teachers to have students cluster grouped by readiness and ability in academics! Everyone wins.

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    ultramarina, I am thoroughly impressed

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    That's terrific indigo!


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    Ultramarina, that's some evocative prose.


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    Originally Posted by drtrum
    ultramarina, I am thoroughly impressed
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    Ultramarina, that's some evocative prose.
    Yes! I could almost feel the character's breath as she whispered. I've been wondering what your daughter's writing prompt was...? Possibly because it is October and Halloween is just around the corner, I'm thinking along those lines...

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    I've been wondering what your daughter's writing prompt was...?

    I think it was something like: "Expand on the phrase 'an old woman.'" (Hopefully DD does not think ALL old women are scary.)

    She has just started writing a book. She works on it every day, writing a few paragraphs at a time. I'm really impressed by her work ethic.

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    Daily writing... very inspiring, profound.

    Creating a Venn diagram... great skill to have, the younger the better.

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    Hello! This is my first post here. I found this forum last night and am excited smile I have been googling on more info on gifted kids...I'm new at this, and resources are quite limited especially here in Asia. My girl is 3. I used to post stuff about her on my facebook, but I am starting to get conscious about it.

    My girl started reading at 2 and by now is a proficient reader.
    She draws really cute stuff. I actually took some time to document her drawings here and I admire them from time to time. *proud mama* Hahaha...
    http://parentgiftedchild.blogspot.sg/2013/10/drawings-of-2-3-year-old.html

    There was once I was telling her about liquids/solids during shower, giving her examples (eg the soapy water she's playing with is liquid, the towel is solid), and she interrupted me with "pee pee is liquid, poo poo is solid!". It was very funny but it showed that she clearly understood the concept.



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    I had considerably more time to spend with DS4 when he was younger.

    With DD2 being the second child, I spend most of my non-working hours cooking, cleaning, driving kids to extra-curriculum activities, etc.

    I was always under the impression that DD2 wasn’t as intellectually advance as DS, which is perfectly fine by my book. On the other hand, she is physically a lot stronger.

    I was totally surprised when I found out that she was doing 12-piece brand new jigsaw puzzle all by herself.

    Now, I feel awful about underestimating her ability.

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