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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Your kid with a very high IQ should not interfere with the pursuit of high performance by kids who have never measured their IQ, or even cared about IQ,  but work and prep hard all the way to the top of the academic heap.  This is a land of hard workers.  At least this is what we are taught in American Studies. Our peoples have worked hard on the range, the farm , the classroom, at home, in prep parlors and on the athletic fields.  Do you have a problem with this?[/quote]

I have no problem at all with this.  But, if you don't understand the psychology behind kids/people with very high IQs don't comment like you do.  I don't care about IQ's either, but when you have a chid that is on either the very low or very high side of intelligence, it presents with other challenges.  Parents on this board speak to this issue without knowing what they are talking about.  Sadly AAP is not a gifted program and these kids are left with little or the inappropriate resources.  In addition, the aap program has created this craziness of competition to gain "bragging rights" about kids being in the program.  They should up their game in the ten ed classes and keep the special eds classes just that - special ed for those who truly need different support.[/quote]
Yes, so sad that your child's intelligence is so high as to be incapacitating.  But bickering on the internet does nothing to help.  You must be aware that resources are available for special cases such as IEP or 504 plans.  Demand the one-on-one special education your child needs.  Fill out a general referral and see what happens.  Those with children on the lower end know this and use it to their advantage.  By law, the school has to take a serious look at your request.     [/quote]

I hear these comments all the time.  I have yet to see a child like this, however, who NEEDS such specialized instruction.  My kid has an IQ of 145 and I don't feel like she's this amazing thing that is suffering in a class with a bunch of dolts in AAP.  She's doing fine.  Yes, she's had better years than others but to make it sound like your kid is floundering because the program is so dumbed down that he sits there solving equations in his head of the number of tiles on the ceiling divided by .24 is ridiculous.  [/quote]

This.  I am going to say this.  I am a genius.  My IQ has been measured at about 150.   I am not a Mensa member, as I don't need to be in an organization to be around smart people; rather I work with other smart people.  I can also function with more mundane people. You know what I did today?  I took a nap and watched some football.   Normal things.  Why?  I am part of society.  My intelligence makes me smarter and allows me to earn decent money, but it does not make me better.

My intelligence does not make me happy -- if anything it is a burden, as you can see how stupid some people are (aka, 1/2 of this thread, trump supporters, etc).

And, my earning potential is somewhat limited, as I am not particularly good at reading people.

I was not in GT growing up, as it did not exist.

Now, my response is the issue is not the teaching style, it is to be around other smart kids, such that the kids have peer pressure to be smart.[/quote]

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