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[quote=Anonymous]My child is/was the same.  Very verbally advanced, and also advanced understanding of concepts.  This will be a struggle for years to come.  In fact, my child complained vociferously in 6th about reading a book that he felt was a grade 3-4 level book (his school in another country was teaching that same book years before).  With kids who are gifted, no matter what the placement (say skipping ahead a year) it may still not address their needs for intellectual stimulation.  We tell our kid that school is for learning important *skills.*  He can learn whatever he wants at home.  He also uses the word babyish.  It is demeaning and very difficult to sustain attention and even perform well when the school is teaching books of the kind gifted kids read years earlier.  Believe me, I try to tell my son to look for the good and interest in the book, but it's very difficult and when I put myself in his shoes I understand his position.  You might add School for Tomorrow to your list of privates to look into.  Very creative, personalized education.  Great for gifted kids but a very different format than public school.  I don't have a child there but have visited and it looks there are a lot of gifted, creative kids.  I would definitely talk to the teacher and keep asking her for ways your daughter can be more engaged.  She sounds like an eager learner and that needs to be celebrated and supported at school.  Ideally a good school should do that but with so much pressure on teachers to push curriculum and NCLB it seems the priorities are not in the right place.  Good luck.  [/quote]

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