But it is such a huge improvement from when he was the only kid in the class like him
Good point.
Mr W is 3 and is accelerated a year ahead at his school, and recently maxed out the tests they gave the class. This morning when I dropped him off he met a classmate who is 5 in the hallway. Mr W grinned at his friend and they both began to talk and then started running down the hallway racing each other to the door. Seeing him smile like that and then hearing his classmates in the class call out his name was great.
Mr W is very competitive. I think being with older kids who can beat him at a lot of things due to better dexterity and size is good. He tries really hard and accepts losing a lot better than before.
I also think he needs to learn to work with all kinds of people from all over the world. I don't want him to grow up being ineffective as a leader among people who don't have his talents.
