Judging LOG strictly (or even to a great extent) by school placement doesn't make any more sense to me than judging strictly by IQ score. Intelligence is more complicated than either of those would indicate. Motivation plays a big role.
Then, too, even if my DS is ready for college at 10 or 12 or even 14, he's not going! Frankly, I'M not ready for that! He'd take online college courses, have a private tutor, travel...but I'm NOT going to send him away to college at that age.
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So I guess my question to you, Wren, would be why does the difference between EG and PG matter to you at this point in your DD's development? Does it change the way you're going to raise her or educate her if she's "only" HG or EG and not PG? Is this just curiosity or do you have a personal stake in the question?
I totally agree, Kriston. We are still learning about DS's abilities, but I just do not see college at 12. He may be ready for some college material at that age. I don't think many parents choose that route unless their child absolutely needed college at that age to be happy and healthy. Honestly, I'd keep my child at grade level the whole way through if I could find a way to do it such that he'd be challenged, engaged, and socially happy the entire way. Life is not a race.
Wren - also looking forward to hearing what you have to say about your interest in this!
