Depending on what kind of tests the school gives for giftedness, it might be worth thinking about - if your DD is optimally gifted and the school has 'more than average' bright kids, then keeping her where she is might be fine, but girls are usually better at 'acting normal' and she may be quite unusually gifted even though she is so much farther behind #2. That will be info worth knowing as you decide. Girls are usually higher in 'EQ' and that helps them fade into the background. I wish I had a nickel for every female here who softly 'lived down' to the expectations others had of her and appeared happy as a child, but is raw inside as an adult with all that gift bouncing around without a talent to channel it through.
Parents of girls have a huge responsibility to insure that the wallpaper they place their daughters in front of is a good match for their dds.
Thanks for indulging me!
Grinity
