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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. 
I don't think my kid is "truly gifted".  Just never challenged or pushed in elementary school.

There have to be a lot of kids like this who breezed through elementary school.  No studying, finished homework daily in school, aced all exams, etc.  Has yet to come up against anything that she didn't get right away. 
I think this is great for elementary although i know many parents who would have taken this kid right to Kumon for extra supplementation.  We didn't and didn't want to.  Feel strongly that a kid should be a kid.

Just looking ahead to middle school at Deal I'm wondering if kids like this (I'm sure there are many) are challenged or stretched by the material or it will be more of the same.  
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Op, think back to the dark ages when you were in elementary school. :wink: Were you challenged? Did you find homework difficult? Wait, did you even have homework?! We didn't really until 6th. It's elementary school, OP! [b]Quite honestly, I would be slightly concerned if my kid was finding things challenging. It is ok for kids to be kids, DC Parents!![/b][/quote]

Plenty of kids find it challenging.  I'm not saying it [i]should[/i] be challenging but about a zillion kids in our upper NW DC public get private tutoring to get through the elementary material.  [/quote]

Yes well IQ is said to be a bell curve. Your child will encounter challenges along the way; it just may take longer. [/quote]

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