While I want to encourage you to have hope with the GIEP, there's no magic in putting solutions in writing because the limitations of time/space/student:teacher ratio, etc. will still apply. Hopefully, you'll get some good help, but it seems unlikely to me that *any* school can truly meet the needs of a PG/HG population unless it has a completely individualized curriculum. We started doing things outside to add challenge with music and sports and that, along with subject acceleration and other GIEP solutions, helped make the solution the least-worst for us.
This is why we were looking at other potential alternatives because I think realistically we know the GIEP is only a partial solution. We're hopeful, but realistic.
Since this summer we've started to do a lot more educational family trips too... the zoo, Body Worlds, Science Center, etc. It's actually been a lot of fun. That part of parenthood I'm thoroughly enyoying!
We're also scheduled for C-MITES next month...
JB
