Hi, I haven't posted before either and I probably don't belong here. It seems that most of you are trying to contend with schools while I have opted to ...
Hey Kat, I know you from the stampin yahoo group. I will follow your posts closely. I have three homegrown children and a daughter born in China. Camille...
Hi Natalie -- if are the parent of a gifted child, then you belong here!! :-) Thanks for posting those links -- it's always nice to get new resources! You...
Natalie, I haven't posted on here either, and feel the same way you do. We also decided to homeschool when our boys were tiny, and has benefitted us ...
Natalie, I'm homeschooling my gifted first grader and I think there are others on this list homeschooling as well. Thanks for your list of books! They look...
Thank you for those responses about my 1st grader 'that isn't being challenged' and 'when does it become a problem?'. I should also add that he's at a private...
... I struggled withthis with My Nicholas and what I learned is he did stil need to learn th other 60%... there are so many building blocks Gifted kids skip...
Hi, If you know they are gifted and you can accommodate their needs, there really is no need for testing (unless you have issues with your state regulations)....
I'm sorry if this is a double post... I don't know if it's just delayed in posting by over 2 hours or didn't post at all. Thank you for those responses about...
Hello... when Kara became bored I did check into homeschooling as an option. But quickly became overwhelmed by all the different programs available. I wasn't...
There are other homeschoolers here, we just lurk, I think! I have such horrible memories of being a gifted kid in school myself (both public and private)...
Our solution was skip 1st grade. We are only on day 2 of 2nd grade, so I can't say how successful yet. DD reads at 4thgrade or above level and math at 3rd. We...
Lee Ann, I agree with you, I am there right now! My son turned 13 this summer, he is in the 8th grade. He flew through k-6 without blinking an eye. He...
... go to school with my boys every day... My boys are soon to be nine and are entering 3rd grade ... wow another person who is so close to me .. Beth ... also...
Hi Brenna, I recently learned that there is a psychiatrist who teaches at a local university who offers testing on a sliding scale, based on family income. I ...
Hi all. I am writing because we ended up placing my daughter in a local school due to financial reasons. She, like many others on this list, is quite ...
Hi Brenna, If you know they are gifted and you can accommodate their needs, there really is no need for testing (unless you have issues with your state ...
I'm sorry, I didn't mean the suggestion as a means of separation. It is just helpful to get into discussions about methodologies and particular resources and...
Me too on the separate list. I Homeschool and can't afford to have my child/ren tested. I'm having a dickens of a time trying to teach him! I don't know what...
I think a lot of parents whose gifted children attend a conventional school supplement their learning by homeschooling "on the side". When my daughter was ...
Robin, My 9 year old son just started at a new school. I sat down with him and he wrote a 3 page letter introducing him and his stronger Asperger traits and...
Hi Becky, You've offered some good suggestions. *smile* I know that I could write a letter describing Heaven's abilities, and perhaps attach a copy of her IQ...
From someone who last year took the wait and see what happens approach with no end end results, I say sit down now and write the teacher a note or send her an...
Dear Michelle, I am curious how your daughter's diagnosis was done. Many of the symptoms of ADHD also mirror boredom and the natural curiousity of a child of...
"It is just helpful to get into discussions about methodologies and particular resources and activities among other homeschoolers. This stuff gets boring to...
Dear Cynthia, I'm looking for the book which had an entire chapter devoted to curriculum differentiation and acceleration. I'll forward you the title and...
Hi Jennifer, I don't remember what ages your children are. I think that the best part of math is when it is applied to the real world. Since they are ...
I would love to have more information regarding homeschooling. Although, we currently don't homeschool, we are supplementing our dd. We have certainly ...
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