It may also be that things will be different when they meet your child. The only thing about that is that math talent tends to be less obvious than verbal talent in the lower grades.
We have never gone in to talk to schools ahead of time, choosing to let our kids "out" themselves. This is partly because our kids are pretty extroverted and obvious and partly because we feel coming in ahead of time tends to produce this kind of reaction, especially if you do not have anything on paper. I do kind of think they've been trained to say it--let's face it, there are a lot of parents out there who do say this kind of thing, or so I hear, anyway.
Even after school starts, we wait a few weeks to say anything. I want the teacher to have time to get to know my child and get a sense of him/her. But this has to be harder if you have a quiet child.
