Originally Posted by Katelyn'sM om
And I hope your comment about finding 18 new ways to get out of the box is true but lots of gifted children won't. I know my DD is the type that will sit quietly in that box and wait until someone opens it up for her and this is why we can never allow her to get into that box.... she is still more advanced than the curriculum but she will patiently sit there and wait until the teacher offers up the curriculum and fly through it with no problems because she already knew it by age 2. We are doing everything in our power to ensure she doesn't sit in a box.

That is such a beautiful description of my own dd. I am going to save it as inspiration next time I am wondering if I should just get over the fact that dd isn't being accommodated. Thanks smile


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