"Gifted underachievement is real. If a child isn't getting perfect grades, maybe they do need a skip!"
I'm interested in exploring Annette's statement further, as we're midway through the academic year in Australia and my daughters' grades are less than perfect. Is it underachievement? Is it boredom? Are there learning disabilities? Are there gaps in higher order critical thinking skills? Is it maturity? And how do you figure out the solution if you're not sure what's causing the 'problem'?
And to what extent is it a problem? One of the bits of advice I got when accelerating my girls was that the 'ideal' place for them to be was at the bottom of the top-third of students in the grade-skipped class - just higher than middle of the road, but well below the top of the class.
What do others think? What do 'less than perfect grades' tell you?
jojo
