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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not trying to be snarky, but why do you think anything will have changed in terms of aptitude? Giftedness is innate, it's not enough to do well in all subjects.
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I'm not the op, but you're also placing a lot of stock in one or two tests -- that are not actually IQ tests -- given to small children.  You should check out the book Nurtureshock, which has a very interesting chapter about giftedness identification and how most systems do it too early, and likely miss many gifted kids.  [/quote]

OP here, thank you for the book recommendation.  DS had always been a high achiever, both in his school work and his sports activities.  He does extra school work "for fun" ([b]how many 10 year olds do that ?[/b]).  He's very self-motivated and is extremely conscientious.  He actually told me this year that school work is too easy and he wishes it could be a little tougher.  I don't know if he is truly "gifted" but I don't doubt that he has the ability to learn at a more accelerated pace.  [/quote]

It's common, actually.[/quote]

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