I would LOVE to take him to an award ceremony! I HOPE they have one here. There is no NOT telling a kid like him he's smart, he'd think he's from Mars!! We had to show him the bell curve at one point. I think he would feel very proud to be honored for his intelligence. He complains that at school they award the kids that show "most improvement" or give attention to the kids that need help and ask questions. They don't have a monthly award for acing everything and not bothering the teacher frown