I love Dr. Rimm, but she consiously aims for the top 7-5% as 'gifted.' I'm guessing that she is relying on the 'go to a psychologist step' to help a parent put into perspective what a child's academic needs are. This didn't work well for my family (Local Psychologist who gave the test and got the Davidson qualifing scores said: 'He's quite bright, and some of his behavior may be related to being bored at school.') but I can imagine that someone could be hopeful about that.
Learningmom - give yourself lots of credit for having the evaluation all set up and being 10 days away from reccomendation. I do believe that this is a long time for a kid - so if you can arrange for him to miss a day or two for a special day trip, or a few special playdates afterschool, that is what I would do.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
