Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Identification, Testing & Assessment Montessori Schools Capable of Identifying Gifted?

It was pretty clear to everyone who met my son at age 3 that he was not going to be a great fit for the regular public school age/grade lockstep. This child is in the lowest age band in a mixed-age classroom with children up to 3 years older, and is already using the highest-level materials in the class. I think that it is completely reasonable to make some predictions that acceleration or curriculum modification is going to be needed. Whether that will happen best in a private school, a homeschool, or a public school really depends on a lot of factors, including the child's, teachers' and parents' personalities, the attitudes and resources of the local public and private schools, and the needs of the family.