There is a lot of data out there that says that these highly gifted kids do better socially when they are with their mental peers and not with their age peers. Would showing them any of this research help convince the director, or is he dead set on it?
I don't have any of the names off the top of my head, but I have read tons of books on this subject over the last six months. I can look up the names if you are interested, and I'm sure others here are more knowledgeable than me. My DS8's social happiness increased greatly when he was accelerated mid-year from 2nd to 3rd in a public school. He is still not being full challenged academically, but he interacts so much better with the older kids. It was a good first step in a very complicated dance.
