Here's our dilemma and I'm hoping you all can give me good advice as you have in the past!
DS is 5 1/2 and in a private school that is supposed to be for gifted children. However, it's become very apparent that they are only used to mildly gifted kids. DS is capable of so much more than they are asking or willing to ask of him. We have been told to "stop pushing" and "let him blossom".
DS LOVES school. He says it's "soooo easy mom! I just tell my teacher it's too hard and she lets me go play legos!" He's learning a lot in PE (his teacher is into anatomy) and also has Spanish and Music which are new for him. He brags that the first two hours are so easy, that the other kids have to think so much and try so hard but it's easy-peasy for him.
We've met with the teacher, told her she's getting played but she doesn't believe us. She's seen his test results but thinks he's just a product of aggressive parents who have too high expectations. So while he does math for fun at home around 2nd grade and reads at a 2nd grade level, he's learning his letters and numbers 1-20 at school.
I feel like I'm doing him a long-term disservice by not either pushing the school harder or finding a better educational option. But he is happy... and it is kindergarten.
If he's happy but learning bad habits and not having to work, do I let it go for now? Like most of us, I'm petrified of screwing this up but having a hard time finding a comfortable balance.
