I would like to reiterate a point that was made earlier. It is very very important to keep your gifted child on the honors path in middle school. It's impossible in Common Core states to get off the standard Common Core path for two reasons, 1. Schools push back against it, and 2. It's a whole different methodology. It requires learning math using procedures the adults didn't learn and it's very theoretical and wordy. It's horrible for dyslexic kids who are brilliant at math. Children cannot jump back and forth between curriculums. Children basically have to pick their major in 6th grade, that is math/ science or non math / science degree.
