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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is very advanced in reading and writing and vocabulary (always scores highest possible percentage in those areas on standardized tests and highest grades in school) and teachers are always commenting on his everyday use of "big words" and the very advanced insights that he gives in class in areas like social studies and language arts. He can do high school analysis on these subjects and has a very strong grasp on the context of the material.
 
His math and science are pretty grade level satisfactory for a fifth grader.

And yes, because this is DCUM and I know it will come up, every child here seems to be gifted so he isn't unique. All I know is I can't get answers from his school because he seems to be a rarity there and they aren't differentiating for him outside of giving him more advanced books to read. I am hoping it will be easy to find answers from those here in the same situation. Thank you. [/quote]

It doesn’t matter if he’s gifted or not gifted, what matters is he has an interest in it and that’s all you need.   I wouldn’t put him in a class or tutor that’s not interesting.

With regard to history -   There are plenty of museums in the area and they usually have speakers and events in their specialties. Libraries too have many activities and speakers.  Look in the adult events and speakers not the kids.   I brought my son to adult speakers ant that ahe and it was fine.

Watch documentaries together.  He will learn a lot from history documentaries.   Eyes on the Prize is a documentary that’s about the Civil Rights era down South where Black people were pushing for the right to vote and to desegregate the schools among other mistreatment of Blacks specifically Mississippi and Alabama.  He will be amazed that this type of violence and degradation was happening in our country.

Ken Burns is a great historian.  He has books and documentaries on all kinds os subjects and historical people.  He has documentaries on Jackie Robinson, the Roosevelts, Benjamin Franklin, Muhammad Ali, Baseball.  He has documentaries on The USA and the Holocaust, The Vietnam War, Lincoln’s address. 27 so far and some still in production.

Documentaries The Agency:  A History  of the CIA.  This is an excellent documentary and it will teach him some important history that they might not teach in school.

Discussions with you will be just as important as watching the documentaries.  Maybe at dinner he can describe what he saw and learned in the film.   That’s an important skill to have.

So much history! So much to learn!    What’s he mostly interested in American, Asian, wars, historical leaders. ?

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