A bit OT, but too good to pass up:
Maybe it's because I haven't run into anything serious (at least not yet)My DS loves school, the entire district is behind him and he's happy. He's never been bullied and if something is too easy or boring it gets changed. I have no idea whether he's HG or PG (haven't quite figured that criteria out yet)but at this point it doesn't matter.
Shari -
You are describing my ideal world right here! I would love it if every child, instead of getting a label, got education that was at their readiness level. Instead of our children being 'special' - I would like folks in general to understand that all children have developmental strengths and weaknesses and that we match the education to the child. On that day, the need for deciding if a child is 'MG/HG or PG' will drop away. Some call this the 'one-room school house' model, because it comes so naturally to teachers who teach in this way.
Knowing that your child has this, reminds me that we are so close. Just a bit of school-home communication, just a bit of 'making good 'end of year' assessments' for every subject and grade, just a bit of wiggle room for the child who is ready for Algebra but not ready for multiplictaion tables, or ready to discuss 'Death of a Salesman' but not ready to write a 5 paragraph essay about it.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
