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[quote=Anonymous]We don’t live in DC but this forum has great advice.

I suspect DS is profoundly gifted but it’s too soon to know. He’s shown some signs.  I myself was a profoundly gifted child (skipped several grades; finished grad school with a STEM degree as a teenager). DH had a similar experience.

We’re trying to figure out where he should go to school so we can buy a house in the right location.

Would you choose:

1. Highly regarded public schools (10/10 and ranked the highest in the state)
2. Small private
3. Moderately ranked public offering dual language program in 2nd language that DS speaks fluently

For clarity- I DO NOT WANT my child to take the same route I did. I’m not trying to architect an accelerated path for him (I lived it and believe me there are downsides). My goals are:

1. I want him to like school. I HATED school. I was so bored and too weird and found it very frustrating.
2. I don’t want him to grow up like I did where his whole identity comes from being the smartest kid in the class. I want him to be around other super smart kids so he can’t skate and also realizes that sure, he’s smart, but so are lots of other kids too.

For those two goals, would you choose option 1, 2, or 3 above?

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