Gifted Issues Discussion homepage Forums GT Research something to learn vs. accelloration?

Is there any reason to accelerate vs. just needing to learn something?

I have read about talented math student. If they don't get enough exposure you can keep them back from reaching their potential. I wonder if it matters when those constraints need to be lifted. Can it wait til High school?

I'm also curious about the message of redirecting an interest rather than letting a student excell. Ex. My son wanted to do more challenging vocabulary but I said why not learn programing on SCRATCH instead, it's fun.

I would like to know more about all this. I'm thinking my son could be ok to just condense his math leaving time for other things like computer programming or something else.