Try to put yourself in the right places, at right times to personally come in contact with parents of other gt kids. This board is a godsend but I don't know how I'd process all the challenges (oops opportunities) without other adults who I don't have to hold back with.... someone you can tell about the cool stuff your kid does without worrying about it feeling braggish. someone who might have a child a year or more ahead to give you pointers to the local options, system, rules... For us it is a battle between denial and thinking it will all work out and frustration about our educational options. having folks here, but even more so - having some supporters in the flesh makes the road you are starting out on easier. imho.
there are those who will argue focus only on horizontal learning - like an instrument that can teach them a work ethic and not detract from schooling. excellent. but in the end vertical learning doesn't create much of the boredom - traditional teaching styles do - again imho. so even if you don't teach division - it'll still probably be boring because it will be taught and taught and taught when your son grabbed it the first try. or science when the struggle is the class won't spend enough time - won't go deep into the subject. there is no crystal ball. following our child's lead seems our only clear course now and we try not to worry about its impact - because the day i said i wouldn't explain something in math to her for the same fear i still deeply regret and the days i just answers the questions and leave information at access - i've never regreted.
for what its worth...
