love the post...we went to tour a charter school in our county last year for DS and when I asked about any kind of gifted program or how they would deal with a K child who is reading and doing math several grades ahead, the principal told me that they do have the regular one day a week pull out program but that he firmly believed that being smart isn't everything and that all children should be well rounded and that he would recommend that his teacher focus on his social skills instead of the academic side- he would much rather have a child who could come up and shake his hand and say good morning mr. so and so then a child who could read several grade levels above.
