I feel like DS might have the same feelings as your daughter, Mizzoumommy! I am not sure though. I don't think he is quite as advanced as she is. The school he went to last year was pretty play-based and the teacher was a veteran teacher who always made him feel prefectly fine for being himself. There was also two other girls in his class that were just as bright if not brighter than he is.
The classroom he is in now is a gifted and talented class and I have met most of the kids. They are a very bright bunch. DS is the only one reading at a 2-3 grade level but most of the kids are not far behind him. There are several kids more advanced than him in science and math so I think that he's pretty well placed peer-wise. Of course, I could be wrong since I am not in the classroom observing the kids in lessons. The teacher differentiates her lessons but I think my ds is feeling like why should he (and his friends) have to do more advanced work if he is in Kindergarten. I don't think he knows that other kids (perhaps not in his class) may find kindergartner challenging and that they might not know all the material. He doesn't really want to be challenged these days and wants to do easy work so his reasoning may be that if other kids get to do easy kindergarten work than why can't he. I'm just not sure though.
Last edited by graceful mom; 10/22/10 05:33 PM.
