But, given that they do seem open to working with you, I think you just need so smile and get back to the topic at hand since DS is not being skipped this year and as of now socialization is not an issue -- don�t let them get distracted with the what if�s and the down the lines.... (I am sure you have worried about that enough!).
Yes, that is pretty much what we did. There was in fact a little discussion of high school at the meeting, and I think we managed to pipe up about how we're not thinking about that far down the line yet, but now it's a little blurry.
The other thing that bugs me about this whole... �they need to stay with their age mates for socialization� nonsense is that for my DD staying with her age mates seems like it is the most socially isolating thing to do. So while 16 other kids are doing one thing, she does another.... ?? How does that promote socialization?
Yes, I would like the answer to that question too! I found a good article about the differences of socialization in HG kids on the Davidson site, but it's a bit old. Anyone have a suggestion for a more recent one like this?
http://www.davidsongifted.org/db/Articles_id_10065.aspxI don't know about CTY - I guess I thought it was for older kids. Also, we were a bit surprised about the math being so high, since it's not something we do. We read all the time, so the high verbal wasn't a surprise, but DS hasn't shown much interest in math. I guess he picked it up from his Jumpstart and video games and a bit from preschool.
