Inky!!!!!!
You wrote:
How much opportunity is there in a typical classroom for children with high GAI to engage in abstract thought and incredible insight?
Yes! Yes! Yes! That has what I've been thinking all along about my DS. He's always been a difficult one to pin down. It's not like he's 2-4 grade levels ahead like many here...he's usually about 1 grade level, close to 2 grade levels. But I would look at the stuff he was learning at school through papers brought home, and it was all just stuff ....no real critical thinking, thought provoking topics. I think that is what his mind was craving. I've been trying to interject more of that into our HSing b/c sadly, I think it's still lacking for him but with 2 other siblings and a DH is gone most of the week, I find I just want to get the basics done.
OK, you've committed me to redoubling my efforts in this area!
