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[quote=Anonymous]For what it is worth, I understand. Being smart is not the same as being advanced intellectually.We need the AAP for our child for the same reason. More kids who share an academic mental process. I always wonder why some people react so vigorously to things they cannot even begin to fathom.

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's only partially about a more challenging curriculum. It's also about being in class with kids who learn at the same pace and don't need as much repetition, so more of the curriculum can be covered in the same amount of time. Also, it's nice to be with kids who don't make fun of you for being smart and liking to read. 
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:roll:   Kids make fun of other kids for all kinds of things.  Yes, even in AAP.  [/quote]

Sure, but being made fun of for being smart can have a chilling effect on kids. Being with a peer group makes a big difference, and being able to learn at a faster pace with less repetition makes a huge difference to the kids that need it. 
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Second, first and kindergarteners made fun of your kid?[/quote]

Yes.  I would say that my DD was on the cusp of being bullied and certainly felt like an outcast.  She was reading chapter books and Harry Potter on her own when she started K.  In SACC, the older kids didn't want to play with a Kinder and the other Kindergarteners didn't want to play the same games she was interested in playing.  So, when she did play when them, she either always won (in strategic games) and they so they started to excluded her or they would make up games to play (everyone draw a picture and one kid is the "judge" - they always told my DD that she had the worst drawing and was horrible at drawing).  In class they didn't have anyone to pair her with for math games or LA games, so the asst teacher had to do them with her which made her feel like an outcast.

By 1st grade, the teacher was so frustrated with her that she spent most of the day in the "reading corner."

By 2nd, we were basically just biding time until she went to AAP and were hoping that it would be a better fit for her.

AAP has been a much better fit.  She came home telling us that there are kids that don't make fun of her for talking about the things she likes and they like some of the same things.  It was a relief for all of us.

So, yes, k, 1st, and 2nd graders can be mean and made fun of my kids.[/quote]

Sorry, but I think that is a result of your child's personality and/or her behavior.  You admit your child didn't want to play the types of games other kids played.  She happened to find kids who like what she likes, but she could have found that anywhere, depending on the KIDS themselves - including herself.  I have a feeling you helped perpetuate the belief that she probably had (and has) that she didn't have a friendship peer group because she was head and shoulders above the rest.   :roll:

WHY was her 1st grade teacher frustrated with her?  You say nothing about second other than you were biding your time until AAP started.    FWIW, my AAP kid is "profoundly gifted" according to her FWIQ, and she always fit in socially.  I don't think she "needs" AAP but I think it is great to have a program available to her in which she does well in easily.  [/quote]

Yes, my child didn't want to play typical board games and such that K students typically play.  She was reading by 3yrs old, has an incredible memory, and is fascinated by science, math and history.  The subjects that she was interested and the games she preferred to play were more in line with much older kids than with kids her own age.  So, if that's a personality/behavior issue than okay.

She happened to find kids who like what she likes because she likes to discuss topics that kids her age typically don't like to discuss and at deeper levels than kids her age.

Oh, and so you feel better about it.  Her dad and I have certainly been telling her she's a genius since she was a baby and look now she is!  You didn't know that's how it works!!  Hahaahaha...that's cute, but really?  Not sure we could have willed her to max out the NNAT and CoGAT.  Kinda thinking she's just a little weirdly smart.

Her 1st grade teacher was frustrated with her because she wanted to keep discussing topics in class in more depth and ask more questions because she already knew the material being presented.  She wouldn't finish classroom assignments because she would start drawing or reading instead of doing the work.  The teacher assumed she couldn't do the work until the NNAT test came back.  Then she realized the work was so beneath her that she was bored to tears.  She had basically been sending her to the "reading corner" as punishment or to just get her out of the way.  That kind of backfired because she devours books - on the order of 1 to 1 1/2 per night (chapter books).

In 2nd grade, the teacher was much better and kept her engaged by giving her extra assignments and projects that she could do in class and home.  She gave DD a 16 on the GBRS, so again, just guessing that it's not just us that recognizes one of our kids is not the norm.

I think she does NEED this program.  Gen ed does not provide a sufficient education for her.

Do some research on gifted children before you make assumptions on a topic you know nothing about.  Your DD seems to fall somewhere in the type 1 :the successful.  My DD does not.  If you knew anything about it or had a child like mine, you would realize that it's not easy to parent a child like this.  Going to AAP is not a bragging right to us, it's a small step in the right direction when you have a DD like ours.  [/quote][/quote]

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