Gifted Bulletin Board

Welcome to the Gifted Issues Discussion Forum.

We invite you to share your experiences and to post information about advocacy, research and other gifted education issues on this free public discussion forum.
CLICK HERE to Log In. Click here for the Board Rules.

Links


Learn about Davidson Academy Online - for profoundly gifted students living anywhere in the U.S. & Canada.

The Davidson Institute is a national nonprofit dedicated to supporting profoundly gifted students through the following programs:

  • Fellows Scholarship
  • Young Scholars
  • Davidson Academy
  • THINK Summer Institute

  • Subscribe to the Davidson Institute's eNews-Update Newsletter >

    Free Gifted Resources & Guides >

    Who's Online Now
    0 members (), 130 guests, and 40 robots.
    Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
    Newest Members
    Steve Austin, SPAPK12, GTM Dad, TinySassyPants, hbe
    11,620 Registered Users
    March
    S M T W T F S
    1
    2 3 4 5 6 7 8
    9 10 11 12 13 14 15
    16 17 18 19 20 21 22
    23 24 25 26 27 28 29
    30 31
    Previous Thread
    Next Thread
    Print Thread
    Page 2 of 2 1 2
    Jtjt #109380 08/15/11 08:57 AM
    Joined: Jun 2010
    Posts: 1,457
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    Joined: Jun 2010
    Posts: 1,457
    Welcome, and get that DYS application going!

    "Acceleration" might mean subject acceleration and not a grade skip. I'd work through the Iowa Acceleration Scales-- and definitely ask your son to consider what he would like best. My son's a bit on the small and young side for his grade too, and I definitely understand the worries about social maturity, handwriting, etc. Unfortunately I think you may be at the beginning of a long series of tradeoffs, though the reason for the hard choices you will make is of course a blessing.


    Striving to increase my rate of flow, and fight forum gloopiness. sick
    Jtjt #109382 08/15/11 09:21 AM
    Joined: Aug 2011
    Posts: 61
    J
    Jtjt Offline OP
    Member
    OP Offline
    Member
    J
    Joined: Aug 2011
    Posts: 61
    My son likes the older kids better, without a doubt. I am just worried about him being teased. He will be going to a smaller private school, so hopefully that will help. I will go through the Acceleration Scales this evening.

    For those who have grade skipped, can you share the negative social effects?


    JT
    DS6, DS5, DD3
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posts: 70
    P
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    P
    Joined: Feb 2008
    Posts: 70
    I agree totally with the social aspects and the earlier the better. The only true friend DD9 still has from the original grade (pre-skip) is clearly in the same LOG, but family had no interest in acceleration. Much better social fit in the receiving grade (skipped from 1st to 3rd), particularly in the 'gifted' program at the regular public school.

    Our biggest issue at a school that has never done full grade acceleration, has been teachers. First and second years post skip (3rd and 4th grade), teachers focused on DD as immature and associated every negative issue with younger age than classmates. By early in the second year, most students had accepted, although occasional questioning about why skipped. She pretty much blends in now, althought still comfortably in top 1-2%, just not clearly light years ahead. Although, I think that a second skip this year would have been appropriate academically, DD would have lost a lot of social support. We are just starting third year post-skip - waiting to see how this year goes. Teachers at a school that is willing to suggest a grade skip likely will have a different perspective than we experienced.

    We aren't exactly in the same LOG boat, though. One single grade skip alone is unlikely to get a good fit from the scores you posted and I agree that you may need to make some tradeoffs and decide which priorities are most important.

    I also second, third, whatever, the DYS application.

    Good luck!


    Prissy
    Jtjt #109430 08/15/11 08:11 PM
    Joined: Aug 2008
    Posts: 748
    C
    Member
    Offline
    Member
    C
    Joined: Aug 2008
    Posts: 748
    My DS had a mid-year skip 1st to 2nd. I cannot say enough about the positive social benefit. In fact, if we had to do it all over again, we would do it FOR the social. We had no idea how disconnected and lonely he felt until he was in 2nd and hit his stride. Now, going into 4th, his best friends are the two oldest kids in his grade and one of them is also a DYS. Academically, he could skip at least one more grade right now but there's no reason to upset the social balance he's mastered right now. We decided to homeschool instead but he is still best of friends with his former classmates.

    Jtjt #109438 08/15/11 08:49 PM
    Joined: Aug 2011
    Posts: 61
    J
    Jtjt Offline OP
    Member
    OP Offline
    Member
    J
    Joined: Aug 2011
    Posts: 61
    Thank you all. SIncerely, thank you. I have a meeting with the new school's principal on Wednesday so that we can all discuss this.

    And concerning the DYS, I filled out and submitted an application with a portfolio already in preparation. I just need to fax over the reports. Excited!


    JT
    DS6, DS5, DD3
    Page 2 of 2 1 2

    Moderated by  M-Moderator 

    Link Copied to Clipboard
    Recent Posts
    Opinions on School
    by lossstarry - 03/13/25 01:58 AM
    US Colleges Ranked by IQ
    by thx1138 - 03/11/25 10:20 AM
    Book Recommendations and Library Associations
    by munmin - 03/10/25 09:35 PM
    Grade Acceleration K-1-2
    by gtehhaa - 03/10/25 06:32 PM
    Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5