I know it's not my thread to be airing my own concerns. �but. �I talked to a district gifted director about early entry (didn't get it this year). When I explained that my kid will very likely be able to read a book and write a book report or read an article and write a report on it by the time he's in the first grade the district gifted director said the public schools will probably never serve our needs at that pace. �However Wren lives in NYC and she said her daughters first grade writes reports. �
My concern is that I'd rather have my kids go to school to learn, like a normal kid. �Right now he's looking at twelve years of teachers helper. �I was told they offer credit by examination up to one grade per year. � Even that is going to put him with different classmates each year (not too concerned, most young kids make playmates quickly unless I see otherwise); he will still not find a group of kids to keep pace with during elementary school. �At the rate of one grade skip per year he will not be at his educational level that quickly. �

We're not moving to NYC, but I am disappointed to hear that I'd likely be disappointed with that Dallas school. We were vaguely considering the Dallas or the Los Angeles school, given that some circumstances lined up. �


Youth lives by personality, age lives by calculation. -- Aristotle on a calendar