Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums Learning Environments Any others skipping K?

Yes, it would be very interesting to see how all our kids "do school" this coming year!

My son met the GT teachers the other day for his math assessment, and lets just say he really "wowed" them. Talked briefly with one of the GT teachers afterward, and she really wasn't sure where she would place him (but I have a feeling we have another "group of one" with this subject, too - lol).

We're extremely lucky here, because although the school has admittedly never seen anyone like DS, they are really going to try hard to give him an academic challenge. A plus is that the GT teachers definitely get it (in terms of the academic level that my son is at). We'll see how everything plays out. I'll meet with them just prior to the start of school next year to discuss the program that they have come up with for DS. DH's hope is that it will keep him interested for at least a few weeks, and then we'll reassess.... and maybe by then he'll be a first grader - lol. And hopefully the behavior problems will improve....

LOL, groups of one still make me laugh, I see DS's future as many groups of ones. His latest math interest is factors and double digit multiplication and long division. It amazes me how he suddenly learned about factors (from that show cyberchase on TV) and then got it right away and was suddenly able to give all the factors of numbers like 68. That is so crazy to me. I don't imagine they will have a group for him in the first grade class that would be a good fit.

That's great that you are at a school that seems to get him and is going to try to challenge him. I think we have a school like that as well. I am hopeful and looking forward to seeing how it goes in the fall.