Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Age or Ability Specific Forums Elementary School Third grade...still, he's 6!

I'm just responding to OP.

I get you. I totally think the teacher didn't handle it well.

You and your son should just sit down and talk about how this may always be an issue and how to handle it.

When DD skipped for the first time, I sat down with her and discuss this very thing. How her age and her academic abilities aren't always aligned. How people have preconceived ideas of her and how she must always go in there proving herself. Even though logically you know what you're in for it gets old sometimes. You just sit down and talk and regroup.

DD and I are a team. I tend to be the toughest one on her. Explaining that I will hold her up to a very high standard because this is what she will face. I told her then that if she wanted the skip this is the challenge she must face..was she ready? She agreed to this as she knows this is training for ultimately handling various situations.

GL!