A 9 year old is profoundly gifted in math. He loves literature and science and recess. He likes to paint and to play chess. He's shy, but is a loyal friend. He's not at all competitive. He's a tiny bit lazy. He loves fish, and fishing, and the sea. He loves large animals--horses, cows, really big dogs. He hates school. He knows the teachers are trying to challenge him, but he wants to be left alone to read. He's given up on the idea that they will teach him anything in a real, consistent skill-building sense. He's discouraged that they seem to just give him hard math, but don't teach him the skills to do it; instead the make it a little easier until he gets it. He wants to homeschool.
What kind of an academic setting/set up does this child need? What would really be the very best case scenario?
