progressive schools in DC-for very very bright kid?

[Anonymous]

Yes. I have a client with an I.Q. of 187. There is no limitation at the top. It's a bell curve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An IQ of 183?

Ha! So very specific. And never changes!

[Anonymous]

I'll submit my resume against yours any day.

[Anonymous]

My father's IQ was 189. He went to a top university on full scholarship at age 16. Brilliant man.

OP, GDS has a reputation of being able to handle accelerated kids. St. Anselm's if you have a boy and starting at 6th grade. Lots of quirky, smart kids. I have a smart kiddo, more STEM than all around, but still a challenge, and a pretty typical middle class kid. I understand it's hard, but try not to refer to other people's kids as "not bright." Some kids just have different gifts and abilities.

[Anonymous]

do CTY via Johns Hopkins either online or in summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do CTY via Johns Hopkins either online or in summer.

This is sooooo expensive! What are you getting at CTY to make it worth the $$?

This is an honest question- we never considered it after we saw the cost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do CTY via Johns Hopkins either online or in summer.

This is sooooo expensive! What are you getting at CTY to make it worth the $$?

This is an honest question- we never considered it after we saw the cost.

Personally, I don't think CTY is worth the cost. In the high school years, the "true" academic programs that will look good on your kid's resume for college are the selective ones and the ones that are free. The $10K program at Stanford is going to get you nothing, as is the $10K program at Boston Univ. etc. The admissions committees all know what programs are true honors and free (RSI, Boys State, Boys Nation, many of the minority STEM summer programs, etc.)

[Anonymous]

I have a couple of very gifted grandchildren, and some that are above average. What has worked for the high IQ kids is to broaden their education and extend it to areas beyond the regular curriculum, but to leave them in the regular highly gifted/ magnet programs. Instrumental Music is a wonderful as each child can proceed at his own pace as long as the teacher is good. Foreign language lessons are fun, again, but you have to find the right teacher. I also recommend a lot of experiential learning, such as filed trips to historical sites, and then get books from the library to they study things in more depths. Lastly improve has been very fun for them since they are so imaginative. And lots of sports. Emphasize the social side of school with lots friends over.let them have free time too to explore their own interests, particularly out of doors.

[Anonymous]

I wanted to say I am in a very similar situation as the OP. What I think the OP needs to understand is that those other "not bright" children are just normal.
Personally, I don't put much weight on IQ numbers.

Both of my children started to decode and read words starting at age 3 without any pressure from me at all. I always focus on playing. So, at home my 3 year old is sounding out words like "frog" and spelling "poiznis frog" with letter tiles.

Then I go to my 7 year old's class where kids read to me for an hour. Many of those 6 and 7 year olds are struggling with words like "hat" and "this."

I make no judgement against those kids, but as a parent it does concern me that my child is so far ahead of his peers.

My son loves the game Magic the Gathering, but he can't play it with kids in his class, because none of them can read the cards well enough. My son loves to watch Cosmos and talk about the Universe, but most of the kids in his class can't join his conversation. This is why this issue actually is about social development.

My child should be able to be himself, and if he can't play the games he wants or have the conversations he enjoys, because none of his classmates are on the same page as him, then he is not being himself.

I just want the OP to know she is not alone. One problem with progressive education is that they often put up heavy resistance to the idea the differing intellect leads to social isolation. My brother had a similar problem with his own child. His child's school continually insisted that it was more important to match age levels rather than intellectual levels.

Progressive educators can sometimes have a blind-spot when it comes to the social benefits of being with intellectual peers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hello all:
I know some will take this the wrong way but I see this as being what the forum is actually for, being able to ask a question in private that you would feel uncomfortable doing in person.

So here it goes...
My child is very bright, as in tests in the "profoundly gifted" range and the tester actually told me afterward that she had never had a child complete a particular section prior to testing my child. My child is however not the most confident in social situations unless they know the others well. For this reason we opted for a progressive, nurturing education model. We have been at said school for a few years. However I am noticing more and more as the kids age that most in his class aren't very bright. I have had opportunities to help throughout the years in the classrooms. There are some others, of course, at the school that seem intelligent however I am sort of disturbed sometimes by the number that seem really slow or out of it in class. (Not just one person per class) My child likes school for the most part, but has begun staying that the teacher repeats themselves and covers the same material for a really long time. DC plays with older kids at recess because they tend to connect more with their sense of humor I think.
I would like to hear for parents of exceptionally bright children. Please don't put me down for this post. I am trying to figure out what to do with this child. My other children will probably be fine at this school, however I am not sure if another private would be better for the child I have been speaking about. Are there any mainstream privates that cater or can modify work for a profoundly gifted child? Should I just keep them their and wait to change when they are older for high school? We have already been at a couple schools due to family moves so I don't want to jerk this kid from school to school, but we want to be doing what is best for DC.
Any positive, helpful thoughts?

It all depends what age they are and what grade they are in. Hard to advise you without that information.

[Anonymous]

Apply to the Davidson Young Scholars program. If your child is accepted, you will get great advice from the parents there, in addition to other benefits.

[Anonymous]

GDS, hands down. End of conversation.

[Anonymous]

CTY = where "gifted" kids go to get laid

[Anonymous]

Try Sheridan if you are seeking a progressive education. My son attends and there is a balance in the class and my son is challenged. His IQ is 150 fwiw.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Apply to the Davidson Young Scholars program. If your child is accepted, you will get great advice from the parents there, in addition to other benefits.

+1. Davidson also runs a summer program.