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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have a DC at Cold Spring HGC. OP, that is a legitimate reason for concern. My highly gifted DD is very meticulous and prefers to work at a more deliberate pace as well. We have always suspected ADD but, since she's bright enough to compensate, haven't pursued accommodations.  The CS curriculum is wonderful and challenging, and the teachers are excellent, but the pace is swift and most of the time children must complete writing assignments during the school day.  Teachers are attentive to individual student needs--if there is a problem they do their best to identify and support it--but the classes are large, which means one-on-one time is very limited. In the end children must perform to do well, and the kids are often shocked when they start getting Is and Ns for the first time. That said, most children adjust over the course of the first year and end up doing just fine. The occasional one will leave and return to their home school, which is really not that big of a deal. My advice: prepare your child to expect to work harder and faster, and be optimistic. Very likely your DC will adapt and find the experience very worthwhile![/quote]

Your post makes me so nervous.  How did your DD adjust?  [/quote]

She got a few Is in the first quarter, thought she was "the dumbest in the class," and had confidence issues. One part of it was that she had gotten used to coasting, and really did have to learn to work harder. She's up to Ps and a few ESs, and that's fine. We kept talking to her about being glad she had such smart peers that she could learn from, and she started to get excited about that. I think she feels like she belongs now, but still has some issues with speed and focus. And likely always will. [/quote]

Also, unlike PP at another HGC, CS is strict about completing written work at school. You either get it done, or that's it.[/quote]

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