Those are great suggestions. MAE, I can totally relate. I don't like feeling like I'm slamming my child when I'm really very proud of him. He DOES have unique needs, but I doubt the person I'm talking to thinks, "oh, he must be gifted," when I say that. Haha!
So, we'll see how it goes. I'm able to be open and honest with my good friends whose kids attend the school we just pulled out of. I tell them that the school is great for kids who are advanced, but it just didn't work well for my son. I add that all kids are different, and we sure wish it had worked out because we like the school so much. I'm honest with them about the giftedness, but by adding the thing about it being a challenging school for advanced kids, they don't think I'm knocking their kids' intelligence.
It's usually people I don't know that give me the less-than-desirable responses. But, I probably shouldn't care what people think if I don't even know them! Then, there's the older folks, mother, in-laws, etc. who just aren't open minded about homeschooling in general. Kriston, I'm hoping to adopt your attitude very soon!
Thanks again for everyone's responses.
Jen
