Oh Dear! I think I could have wrote this! He was excited at 6, withdrawn but still cooperative at 7 and at 8 he was angry. "I just don't care". He had been asking for more math, very vocally for 6 months. After multiple meetings with teachers and a eval with a gifted psych, we were told 'without serious accomodation for math, he'll need therapy and medication to stay there'. His acheivement scores were really high. This is a full time gifted program with one year of math acceration. 90% sure we're going to pull him for homeschooling. He's an awesome kid and I don't want that to completely disappear. I found it really helpful, to call around to different school districts in the area and private gifted schools to find out what others were doing in the area for the gifted groups. Good luck!
