DS4 will be in K in the fall. We're going to go for public school, which is half-day and not as highly academic as 1st grade around here. 1st grade is the "learn to read year," and that was a dismal failure for our reading-chapter-books DS7. But K was good for him. OTOH, DS4 can't yet read fluently, so even 1st grade might be okay there. Math is my greater concern, since that seems to be DS4's greatest strength.
If DS4 gets the same K teacher that DS7 got, it's probably going to be wonderful. She was really amazing!
If he doesn't get her for K, even the other teachers at the school are pretty good, I think. Other GT families have been pretty happy. I don't know what we'll do for 1st grade yet--homeschooling is a definite possibility, especially if he turns out to be 2E--but K will be okay, I think.
My concerns:
> Is he 2E? How will that play out in a more highly academic setting than his pre-K is?
> He's becoming quite mathy, looking like he's at least a couple of years ahead there, and maybe more all of a sudden. I'm finally coming to the conclusion that he is probably at least MG, and possibly more. That could lead to the same problem DS7 had: lack of challenge, boredom and acting out, just focused more specifically on math. Will he get enough challenge? Does he really have special learning needs? (We're having him tested at age 6, so at the end of K...)
> DS4 is *way* more social than DS7, so a bad fit would probably be even worse. He's in a pre-K full of very smart, active, social boys, so the fit is PERFECT! How will he do with his peers in K?
Technically, I've also BTDT becuase of DS7, but I don't think I have any words of wisdom. A good teacher makes all the difference. That's about all I've got...
