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[quote=Anonymous]My suggestions:

1. Drop all the labels.  Don't refer to your child as "PG" or other other children as "not very bright."  It will impede communication not only here, but also in conversations with any school.  Parents are biased in assessing their children's abilities, so even if you are correct, people will assume you are high-maintenance and clouded in your views.  If your child is that bright, the schools will see it in the testing results and in their interactions with the child.  Let the scores speak for themselves - don't muddy the waters with your labels.

2. Your basic problem is a concern your current school is not offering your child enough to keep him challenged.  Raise that concern with the school.  Ask the teachers if they agree he needs more challenge.  Tell them he is bored with the pace.  They might be willing to differentiate more for him.

3. If the current school is unwilling to differentiate for your child, then you should shop for a school that will differentiate.  Go to open houses, apply to some schools, and ask at admissions interviews about how the schools handle differentiated instruction.  From what I've read and experiences, most of them are pretty open to significant differentiation by middle school.  Don't talk about how much smarter you think your child will be than all the other kids - if the scores truly back that up, the school will know it.

Good luck.[/quote]

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