Especially when I read that level 4 & 5 should be able to complete the elementary education curriculum in a year. I did not know what to do with that. And when I put that in the forum, the responses I got back were: "you kind of ignore that" I paraphrase. But did anyone here experience their PG kid doing the elementary curriculum in a year and have them start college at 10 or 12?
Chiming in here with my experience with DS8. He completed all of elementary school topics between the ages of 3-5. Probably more like 2-4, actually. When he was 4 I was spending my evenings learning about the Iliad (for the first time) so that he would have someone to help him set up Playmobil scenes of the Trojan war, as he was already an expert. By 5 he had read all the released Harry Potter books and was in middle school math. So age 5-7 for him was most of grade 6-7-8 topics. At 8 he still does some middle school level work, but mostly it's high school topics. His pace is very quick. I wouldn't be at all surprised if he was taking college courses at 11-12. But if he wanted to take time off from school and travel, volunteer, etc., I would be supportive of that as well.
Just wanted to lend some support to whatever level we're talking about (5?) and that kids like this do exist. Also, as a parent, I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum from hothousing - I'm more of an unschooler type. So, whatever our child learned, he learned because he decided that he wanted to do it and asked for resources.
Tara
