Just a thought - our kids went to Montessori preschool and then to an elementary school which wasn't Montessori but shared many of the same concepts and structure and was all about self-directed learning. I really really thought it was the way to go for any child, and especially for a highly gifted child, but only my most uber-motivated all-about-achievement child really ever showed much motivation in that environment. All three of my kids eventually switched to more traditional-approach schools, and in their new (yet more traditional) schools they suddenly morphed into kids who were all about motivation and achievement. Go figure!
Anyway, just a thought - maybe this school isn't where he's meant to be.
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