I'm scared too. I thought if he could do the handwriting and follow instructions he could advance to a good fit placement. We tried. The teacher said the pace of the class was too fast for him. He can read and write and follow instructions above and beyond the class he was placed in, but he and the teacher was saying the class was too fast. I don't know. I guess it's fine and he doesn't mind doing the easy work back in his original class. It does make me worry that he's only getting smarter and at the same time there's a glitch in the pacing issue. And it's not the normal pacing issue that I read about, that gifted kids learn faster than their classmates. It's closer to when gifted parents say the kids handwriting is holding them back, except my kid can write his letters fluently. Now I'm worried about where he's going to fit. I guess that I'm not worrying because he apparently fits in the pre-k class. I guess when it doesn't fit they'll do something.
What I'm thinking is what MON told me at another hiccup at the beginning of school... the kid will eventually get tired of messing around and show the teacher undeniably what they can do. I guess that's not going to happen this year. Your son's not trying to impress the teacher either, it sounds like. Actually my kid shows off for the pre-k teacher but stalls for the kinder teacher. Even if they can do the work in the next class it's no guarantee they will.
No suggestions, just saying I'm confused at this point too.
Hey, school's almost out for the summer soon enough.
