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[quote=Anonymous]My nephew is profoundly gifted and the reality is that no school is going to be what they need. He was so far ahead of the material and he really struggled socially as he talked like an adult and his interests were completely irrelevant to young kids. It ididn't matter if it was public, private or otherwise. He was too outside the range of normal for any curriculum or teacher to be able to challenge him.

My brother and sister in law chose not to accelerate him but they sometimes wonder if that was the right decision. Finally in high school he started to make friends and he had learned a bit more on to relate to people on their level and to find shared interests. He took online classes from a  university throughout high school in an effort to keep him intellectually stimulated.

Being profoundly gifted for him has certainly meant a very hard life. Anytime you are too different from others, it comes with challenges. Academically he will breeze through anything but life as a whole has been very very hard. [/quote]

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