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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW, I think most kids enter K in MCPS knowing their letters, numbers, simple math and early reading skils.  They can't all be gifted.  FWIW, my oldest entered K with those basic skills (taught in most pre-Ks these days) and ended up in the advanced math group (they didn't really have reading groups in K at that time).  In first grade, he was still advanced in math and reading, although some of his peers were clearly way more advanced (I'm talking super-smarties) and they were pulled out for additional (more challenging) work.  By second grade, it seems like most things level off and you have kids who will always struggle, kids who are solidly average, some slightly advanced, and then the really advanced smarties.  At our school, everyone is challenged (even if they are struggling), b/c MCPS pushes kids. And I don't get the whole boredom thing. Have you volunteered in the class and observed what they do? There's really no downtime --- they work all day long.  [b]Is bored code for acting out? B/c that's another issue, and it has nothing to do with intellect.[/quote][/b]

Not always.  A bored kid who's frustrated and has the typical level of impulse control for early elementary is a recipe for disaster.  Believe me, I know this the hard way.  :)[/quote]

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