Kai, I think that this idea comes from the hothousing perspective that a child is only special because they've been pushed into "success" by their parents and that all children would be the same if parents didn't force them into achieving ahead of their peers. Ironically, educators say they want parents to interact with kids at home, but it seems they only want that so long as the child still is only at grade level.
But it's not like you can counteract that argument by saying something about their being in the >99.9th percentile.
And, DD does have a lot of really smart peers. But DD still is amongst the top students, so that maybe rubs people the wrong way?
Thank you all for your quick responses. It gives me a lot to think about.
Last edited by mnmom23; 01/16/13 04:25 PM.
