Hi and Welcome! Those are great scores! It can be so overwhelming when you get those results, yet it's good news that you can now get to work to get your DD what she needs.
You have found, IMO, one of the best places to belong if you have a gifted child. There is not only tons of "insider" information, there is a lot of emotional support here. This is truly a place where you can discuss things that you can't discuss anywhere else.
I also wanted to say that the daughter you knew before you got the test results is the same daughter you have now. You know her better than anyone else and the test results haven't changed who she is and what she needs. They have just quanitified her abilities in a way that will help you communicate about her academic needs. You already have personally been giving her exactly what she needs, even if school hasn't.
You do have a lot of decisions to make, but don't panic. Read all you can. I, too, am a big fan of Dr. Ruf's book and the Hoagies site. There are also a ton of recommended books on the Hoagies site. Apply to DYS. And schedule a meeting with your DD's school, the current one since there are still several months of school left, and the one for next year. Schools come with a lot of different attitudes and policies and you may or may not get what you need. But it's certainly worth a try to see if you can work with the schools to see what you can come up with to make your DD's education an appropriate one for her. And, if you don't like what the schools can do for you or if you just decide that homeschooling would be better, have faith that you can do it at least as well as the schools can.
Welcome to the ride!
Last edited by mnmom23; 03/06/10 06:27 PM.
