I am definitely seeing her as a "gifted guide" especially because she has such a heart for gifted boys who often don't fare as well in traditional education because of the different ways they manifest their gifts.
She is also very supportive of parents in helping us come to terms with our giftedness (definitely repressed it!!).
I was glad she is willing to begin working with us so early, having an advocate that can give advice when needed and an ear is really good.
Luckily ds is in a great daycare right now (he was just "promoted" to a 19 - 24 month class today at 15 months). They really take the time to monitor him and ensure the fit is good for each class (they moved him to the 12-18 month class when he was 9 months). They observe how he plays with the toys and other kids and when he starts to seem bored or slow down in development - they are quick to move him. I can tell he was around older kids because he was very talkative today. He was listening to a CD of chidlren's music just now and said "roll over" (The song about kids in the bed and the little one said roll over). Its just a shame that our local school system doesn't function the same way.
They REFUSE to do a grade skip for Kindergarten or first grade. To make matters worse, our son has an Oct birthday and the cut off for entry is Sept. 1. So, instead of skipping a grade he would actually be held back a year if we went the public school route. I have a friend that teaches kindergarten here in the state and she said she gets kids that are not yet potty trained and have never seen a book. So, even though school is a LONG way away for us, we really needed to start looking at our options early (and there are not a whole lot of them around here).
