Thanks everyone! I was hoping compacting might be the solution as differentiation is not being done. Mostly because the teachers truly don't understand the concept.
The issue is not so much math - he's doing Algebra 1. Science is mostly new information and the teacher is engaging. The problem rests with "honors" language arts and social studies.
Ds is fascinated with history, revolutions, dictators, war, weapons etc. He reads at a college level and has read fairly extensively on the subject.
He chose to test out of the 1st quarter of social studies - teacher is a gifted hater - and spent his time in the library researching a paper. 2nd quarter he stayed because he enjoyed the t.a. and spent class time chit chatting to a friend, who is the kind of kid who needs to listen. This quarter we have the TAG positive teacher and I'm hoping he can come up with something for Ds to do.
The issue is that he knows the material and he's ready to discuss geopolitical and social ramifications. His peers just aren't there.
The "honors" language arts class is a waste. He's learned 2 new concepts the entire year and met the benchmarks for 7th grade last year in 5th grade. Teacher says she's on board with gifted learning but nothing happens in the class. Mostly, they discuss her personal life and her pets.
Oh and ds has already taken the state test and far exceeded the benchmark.
Last edited by Agent99; 02/09/12 10:18 AM.
