I also agree with HK and mon - and will add that it sounds like you have a wonderful situation at your current school, not just that your children are happy but you have a good working relationship as a parent with the staff - and that's a HUGE plus, no matter what the school situation is.
I think it's often easy to fall into the mindset that high ability means we must push (as parents) our children to achieve more and sooner simply because they *can*. Personally I think what is the largest "gift" our high ability kids have is often their ability to think differently, outside the box, etc - and they, as well as all children - nurture those creative imaginations by having, simply, *time*. That free time after school when they can play and just be without having to push in extra academics is extremely important imo.
Welcome to the forum!
polarbear
ps - fwiw, most schools will have at least a few MG kids per grade... one thing you might think about doing if you want to provide more differentiation etc at school (during the school day) is to volunteer to work with a group of higher-ability kids (that would include your own) on a subject that you enjoy - could be math, could be language arts, could be whatever.... but the idea is, you'd provide the enrichment (with guidance/approval from the classroom teacher).
Last edited by polarbear; 05/03/13 10:28 AM.
