My "lessons learned":
-A teacher with a great reputation (that knows they have a great reputation) may be a difficult one to deal with, as they feel like they have little to learn let alone allow any "special accommodations" for a child since all children are special and gifted.
-A teacher who has issues in their personal life, will totally mess up a gifted child, as gifted child perceive this way more than any other child and may even internalize it and blame themselves.
-A teacher who is creative and imaginative can hold a young gifted child's attention and figure out creative solutions, even unconventional acceleration or grade skips (gasp!!!).
-A teacher who thinks only boys are gifted in math and recommends 10 boys an 0 girls from a class to GT math, may not be the best fit for a math savvy GT girl, LOL!!
Can you tell we've had some interesting teachers?? I am so excited to have a GT specialized teacher this year. Our best fit otherwise was our 2nd grade teacher, who was a real life Ms. Frizzle from Magic School bus. Set the bar real high for any other teachers we will ever encounter.
