@Grinity - Last year was sooo frustrating due to the way the school was setup. The teacher and all the administration were all amazingly nice and understanding and they all agreed DS knew all the require academic material, but still nothing was done! The only thing anyone would focus on was his behavior.
A lot of bright adults have a wish that they hadn't had to work so hard in school. It makes it hard for a person to see past that to 'what a child doesn't learn.' Plus there is still that myth that 'gifted kids will be fine without us.'
Hopefully the magnet will be an improvement.
Bottom line: Until they hear from the parents about the emotional toll lack of challenge takes on kids, most folks won't be motivated to do anything. You have to cry when things get bad. Many of us have trained ourselves to stick to the facts and argue logic to get what we need, and suppress our emotions. It's a great tactic in general, but backfires in school settings.
((shrugs and more shrugs))
Grinity
