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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't live in DC area. There is NO gifted program here in elementary. They have this integrated classroom b.s. that's totally dependent on the initiative of the teacher. Last year dd had a great teacher, none of these inattention problems.

It's getting to the point where I'm thinking of sending dd to school with a book and telling her to just spend the day reading it! DD does have good friends at school, and they play together at recess and sit together at lunch, so I don't want to take her away from that social situation. I can't get dd moved to another classroom unless there's an exceptional situation, and right now the teacher is blaming it all on dd's lack of ability to sit quietly in her desk and do soul-killing drudgery like all the other children.

I think it may be too late to skip a grade, since dd isn't ahead in math. I like the rewards idea, but dd wants her reward to be social time with her friends, which is a no-no in her classroom.

Here's an example: DD did all the math problems in her head, but was reprimanded and accused of CHEATING because she didn't show her work on paper. I had to sign a piece of paper saying that DD did all the work herself.[b] When I asked the teacher why DD had to show her work, the teacher said it was required on standardized tests, and she must get into the habit of doing so. I can see this at higher levels of math, but in 2nd grade??? 
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OP I remember that being the standard when *I* was in second grade (decades ago!).  If I would finish my work early, then go to the class library and get a book.  I never had to be disruptive.  Asking if your dd can read during the teacher's lesson is insulting and rude.  Maybe your kid has a behavior problem and is not quite as gifted as you think she is.  You sound entitled and snobby.[/quote]

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