Action, I think you have a bigger issue.
That does not sound like much of a program to me. If he can do his work without studying and he is not reading 30 pages a night or more, then he is not being challenged at all. It sounds like the "gifted program" is a clique. The bizarre comments by the teacher and the other kids are just a symptom but also point out that your son is different in a GOOD way. This school and the "program" are normalizing intolerance and mediocrity.
Have you looked at other programs for gifted kids - radical acceleration and peer grouping - both with broader and higher academic standards - that are more commonly accepted for gifted kids? The compared them to what your DS gets? Do you have an advocate such as a Psychologist who has evaluated your son?
Last edited by Austin; 01/31/09 06:58 PM.
