The part I am confused about is his scores. The psych acted like he had to be either at a private gifted school, or homeschooled. When I read about children who score around the same level, most information says that his range, which is just inside "highly gifted" according to Hoagies, are okay in public school with differentiation or enrichment. I understand each child is individual, and so there are no set in stone rules about this, I guess I am just confused as to why the scores don't mirror what he is saying. I will have to follow up with the psych and get more info.
I'd be quite confused about that also. I really think it's not helpful to give advice about a given score requiring a certain kind of education. Kids really are individuals and personality and local school options matter greatly. Some public schools do a great job with gifted kids and some are lousy. Some private schools do a great job and some are lousy. Some parents want to or can manage to homeschool and it works well with a given child and sometimes it's a disaster. What would work for your child? What school options would be flexible and have similar peers? What options for enrichment exist? What extracurriculars are available in the various options? Can you homeschool or would that be difficult and not something wanted for the family? I think those things matter much more than the score, especially the score for a very young child.
