I decided something was wrong with school... and with pretty much every other institution I knew of by extension. It's made me a bit of a radical. The other day, DH told me he sometimes goes allong with me when he doesn't realy agree because I'm "really wierd" and he's just "trying to be wierd." <blink> <pause> <hunh?>
Anyway, DS is going for an SLP assement, and I'm ridiculously scared, and I'm pretty sure it's because my distrust of "the system" is just so deep I can't convince myself that it's gonna be ok.
But I was a bad fit even in the full-time gifted programme... it wasn't just lack of challange that did me in. I might be an extreme case
-Mich.
I would guess that about 1 in 10 kids are just too gifted for the full time gifted programe. But it could be some thing else - who knows? Being a smart female has been hard in some places and times - perhaps even in the place and time you were in.
I find it very interesting that your distrust of one institution spread to institutions in general. Even as a group 2er, I had a certian amount of this. It didn't really change until I got to know my son's friends and watched them very carefully through the preschool and early elementary years. We live in a town that takes pride in it's excellent schools and wins awards, etc. I was shocked to discover that school isn't 'terrible' for everyone. Perhaps as your child grows you'll get a chance to know some of his friends and observe the same thing. Perhaps not.
Bottom line - it is really hard to trust, or at least to play along to see is trust is possible. Good luck. I have a wonderful feeling about this 'turn of the wheel.'
Love and More Love,
Grinity
