Hi JB,
I figure that even though something is a good problem to have, it's still a problem that has to be solved.
I try to break my problems into what I call their constituent parts. In this case, barring other issues I don't know about, I see two parts: the part that makes having the problem good (high intelligence) and the part that has to be solved (keeping your child challenged in school).
So, sure (you can say to the school if they ever try to dismiss you), it's great that your son is a bright kid. But that doesn't mean his educational needs can be ignored.
I understand the administrator's problem, but I honestly don't care too much. They know what they're getting into when they take these jobs. The schools give a lot of extra help to slow learners, and they shouldn't use this fact as an excuse to minimize the needs of the quick ones! They would *never* make this statement to the parents of a disabled child. Umm. It's a challenge to make this statement gently <ahem>.
Val
