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[quote=Anonymous]My DS was a late bloomer.  He is currently 23 years old and has been in the workforce for one year after graduating from college last year.  He was in FCPS from K-12.

My DS started kindergarten young - his birthday is in the middle of August and I sent him to Kindergarten on time, about two weeks after he turned 5.  Looking back, he really wasn't crazy about school, didn't like to read and really just wanted to be playing.  He did not get into AAP in 3rd grade and was in Gen Ed.

Fast forward to 5th grade, and his teacher sparked something in him  - all of a sudden, he became a very motivated, energetic learner. He took all honors in middle school.  He did apply to TJ but didn't get in, but at that point, he wasn't sure how much he really liked his STEM classes.  His FCPS high school is an IB high school and he graduated with the IB diploma in the top 5% of his class.  He went to William & Mary - graduated with honors in Data Analytics and had three job honors in the fall of his senior year.  He recently found out he was tagged a "must hire" by his company.

Is my DS gifted?  No.  But he's very motivated, hard working and self driven.  Looking at his cohort in high school, the top graduates were a mix of former AAP and Gen Ed kids. So he was not an anomaly - motivation is a huge asset in academic success.[/quote]

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