Thanks to all the great advice I get from this board, I went to the meeting feeling prepared. The meeting was w the principal to talk about accelerating DS8 in math. Well, the principal informed me that the teacher said my son did not know his math facts (addition), couldn't skip count and was unable to show how he got the answers. And the principal said he is working on the hardest second grade math book, so it must be challenging for him. So I explained to her that he does know his math facts and does the work in his head. I asked her if that was common for gifted kids and she acknowledged yes.
So I asked that they give him the end of the year test to show that he had learned the material already. Oh no, she says. "They keep those locked up, I can't get one." So I asked if there was another standardized test they could give him now so he can skip to more challenging work. The answer, "No ... I can't think of any." I did not tell her that he's taking the SCAT.
Anyway, according to the school my son has a MOTIVATION issue but they will work with him on that and will reward him by letting him do some third grade level work in the future.
