I wish my kids' teachers knew how very little work my kids put into their classes and how much my kids know about their subjects before they even step into their classes. And it is not because I taught my kids those things, but because they somehow just know.
Also, I wish my kids' teachers knew that my kids will learn pretty much anything that is put in front of them, whether they have "holes" in their background knowledge or not. In fact, my kids wish they had more holes to fill in.
When I was a gifted kid I desperately wished to be allowed to do classes and activities with my friends, who were usually a couple of years older than me. I was often in tears with frustration because everything was grouped by age rather than ability, and I was every bit as mature (if not more so) than my friends.
