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Not the OP.  PP reading your post makes me feel better about my decision to move my kids to Nysmith.  I know they are highly intelligent kids per IQ tests, [b]but their school works just didn't show[/b].  I am sure not all kids in Nysmith are gifted, but it really does not matter if the school is willing to work with the individual kids that need more.  Did your DS just spent 4th and 5th grade in Nysmith before moving overseas?[/quote]

PP from overseas. [b]Sometimes gifted children "just" comply with the requirements as they do not feel that doing/showing more would matter[/b]. Teachers at our first private school in DC told us DS was doing great but was not exceptional. They could not see the boredom as he did not show "more". The first year, Nysmith offered a tentative placement one grade above level in math. All children get a test around 10 days after the school starts to adjust the placement in case of need. DS was actually placed two grades above his level in math (nothing outstanding at Nysmith). And after the first year at Nysmith, he was placed two grades above the level he completed in math. So DS was able to show and give more in the right environment (assessed and graded) while he delivered the bare minimum (still enough apparently to be ahead of the class but it was not graded) when he had no interest. What and how they learnt in English was nothing comparable with the previous school. Science courses were just a blast. It is as much about the material as the way the teacher delivers and interacts with the group and each individual. People think gifted children are always successful at school while they can easily fail or drop out because they have no interest whatsoever in what happens in their classroom. DS also loved the after school activities at Nysmith, all delivered by the same teachers and not outsiders. I wish you and your children the best of luck at Nysmith.[/quote]

This is very true -- practically a quote from our DS. [/quote]

PP, OP here again.  We are eager to learn more about Nysmith.

Can you share what the social life is like?  I imagine the schools has many commuter kids.  How often do kids get together for play dates after school?  Is there a close-knit parent community?  Are kids who live farther away less apt to be part of the social life of the school?

We will have a significant commute.  [/quote]

Sounds like the problem with this bolded comment is with extrinsic vs intrinsic motivation, not with gifted education.[/quote]

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