Hi FMO,
So glad you are here.
Question #1 - if the work is challenging, how does your son react?
Question #2 - has he done any academic summer camps?
Question #3 - Does he have any special interests that he works hard on?
Question #4 - Do you suspect any 'learning disability' type issues?
Question #5 - Do you have the cash to 'fly to the best' and 'hire a specialist?' If so, I know that Dr. Deb Ruf in Minnasota not only specializes in understanding the 'levels of giftedness' but also the college selection process.
Question #6 - How old was your son when he first took the SATs? Were his scores 'impressive?'
Question #7 - Do you feel that your son is 'mature' enough to 'go away' to college? Some boarding schools offer a 'Post-High School' year for kids who need to 'learn how to learn' in a more structured environment.
Question #8 - Have you heard the phrase 'Gap Year' - when the child takes a year between high school and college to do a program of some kind, often involving travel and social action?
My son is 12, Highly/Profoundly gifted, and has a single grade skip. You could be discribing so many of my relatives. I've been thinking a lot about 'what to do' if he 'runs out of High School' before he's emotionally ready to go to College. In my opinion about 95% of my freshman classmates, including myself, weren't 'ready' for College, and on some days, I think that the enviornment is so 'odd' that it's no suprise that there is so much acting out.
It seems to me that the older my child gets, the less maturity is expected of his age-mates.
((shrugs and hugs))
Grinity
