My DS6 attends a religious private school and has done so for the past 3 years. He is in KG and actually repeated PK4 due to "emotional immaturity". In April of last school year, my husband and I had private gifted testing done, and our son was identified as gifted. We shared the information with the PK4 teacher, KG teacher, and guidance counselor (who happens to be a LMHC). It was agreed that the PK4 teacher would provide project based learning activities for the remainder of the school year. Let's just say that the projects were not challenging in the least, and my husband and I were appalled when they were brought home. So, now he's in KG with a much better teacher, however, she's not trained to teach gifted students and is already focused on modifying his behavior. He talks a lot and had trouble paying attention. Well, the sight words that were sent home for him last week were "to," "the," and "and." My ds is reading chapter books. He's falling through the cracks, going to school and learning nothing! I keep hearing how the school performs in the top 5% of the nation, but I can't help but feel that my child's needs are not being met. He's only been in school for 2 weeks so far this school year, but so far I'm not impressed. There are 27 students in the class, and while there is an assistant in the room at all times, I still don't see how she is able to teach to multiple ability levels. Our local public school is not an option. There is a magnet school in the area, but we probably couldn't get in until next year. They have a gifted program, and they believe in project based hands on learning. I just don't know how challenging it is because I don't have any experience there. We have a second home, and there is a private school in the area that looks great, so that might be an option for next year as well. I'm seriosly considering homeschooling him for the remainder of this year. I've never considered that an option before. Also, is it possible to test him to see what grade he should be in? The KG curriculum is certainly not his level. I'm kicking myself for having him repeat a year of PK4, as at the time we didn't know what was going on. I'm at a loss, and if you have any guidance I'd greatly appreciate it. I apologize for being so lengthy. I'm just so worried and so frustrated. Thanks so much.
