I am currently dealing with the school that has been offering gifted program for 3rd grades and up, trying to make them understand that my 1st grade PG DS needs something more than extra math packet and once a week accelerated class. They are trying to put him with the other bright 2nd graders next year to do a pull out math class, maybe once a week, when his winter MAP test suggested that he was already at middle of third grade math. Their reasoning: he still needs to fill in common core gaps and the 3rd grade challenged math may be too much for him to handle. My MG 3rd grader is taking that class this year. Besides daily homework, he doesn't study at home at all and he's getting As on tests and an A for the class. I really don't see how my PG kid not being able to handle that.
I don't think they fully understand the needs of a PG kid. The math specialist told me that in her tenure with the school district, they've never had a 2nd grader taking 3rd grade gifted program. However, when you only have 0.01% chance of having a PG kid in the population, it's hard to encounter one in the past. There will always be a first time and I am hoping my DS would be the one.
