Thanks--interesting read.
I could have used some of that at my son's conference today. I got the "they all even out in their rate of learning by 9 or 10". I respectfully disagreed but I don't think I made friends when I said that some children may appear this way because they are no longer challenged and end up justing learning how to be like everyone else.
I also was told that my son frequently tells everyone (other parents and children) that he is smart. And likes to tell them way more information to answer a question because he is so smart. I don't think my husband and I refer to him as being smart in front of him but part of me wanted to ask the teacher is she preferred I tell him he is dumb to bring down his self-esteem. He has a hard enough time with friends as it is. Urgh. He's only 5. I am sure these things are not going to get any easier for us.
