Hi Trinity,
Thanks for the reply...mmm..more about J. He is one of those kids who is really easy going and happy, which is great, but it also means he does the bare minimum to get by...what I mean by underachieving, is that he feels guilty that his grades come so easily to him, so he tends to play down his intelligence around his friends.On the flip side, if he is around other kids like him, he tends to rise to the occasion, which is why we are sooo looking forward to reinventing the school situation.
I am new to all this stuff, but J is in the 130-140 iq range, which according to the district, means he needs a gifted classroom, but not nec. a school for the gifted (level 3), where R is in the 140+ group needing a special school (level 4). I am not sure I agree with all this, but we are still on a exponential learning curve here...
I have been in touch with the school district, who will help us evaluate both of them, which is a positive first step.
The military is no help in this situation, in fact the "exceptional family member program" which is a great program for military families, only deals with learning disabilities, and does not classify gifted kids as needing any special services!
..but they are trying to get us to DC, which was our request given the school options...
nice to meet you.
cricket
