The desire for your child to receive a year of academic growth for a year's time.
I'd phrase this a little differently since I'm realizing a year of academic growth for my DD6 is much greater than a year of academic growth for a ND child. I finally got a printout of MAP scores for DD6 and it's interesting comparing her growth and typical growth. The nice thing about MAP is I can compare her percentiles for +1, +2, and +3 grade levels. Over time, I see she's steadily working her way up the above grade level percentiles.
My worry is that school personnel will agree to a year of academic growth, but they'll have in mind what is typical for a ND child. This doesn't take into account that GT children can experience much greater growth in a year than a ND children.
I think this also may explain the difference between hothousing and providing appropriate challenge. I would expect a "hot-housed" child to start off higher but move down the above grade level percentiles over time. It appears to be the opposite for a GT child with appropriate challenging work.
Now the question is how to get this across to school personnel.
