I have a 9 year old DS who is gifted in language arts. He just started 4th grade. Last year there were four other gifted kids in his class -- he had to work hard to be "top dog" and he wasn't always. Good or bad, competition motivates him.
This year he pulled a much different peer group. His reading level far exceeds even the 2nd performer. He's the only student three weeks in a row to get all his spelling words right on the pre-test. He's apparently one of the few who even turns in their homework.
So basically his peer group is not going to challenge him this year. He is pulled out for his gifted program, but that's only an hour a day.
I'm not sure there is anything I can do. I like his teacher and really don't want to disrupt him because he's doing well socially. I do encouarge him as much as I can, but I'm really concerned that he's going to slack off since he can be a top performer with very little effort.
Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any advice you can offer.
