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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents were really wise in that when I complained about school being too easy, they told me that a school wouldn’t give me an education, but rather, I had to go and get it myself. Put the onus back on your kid to create their own learning opportunities. This will develop skills that are useful as they mature. Rather than wondering why the world isn’t designed to meet the needs of gifted people (it isn’t and never will be), your child should be looking to exploit opportunities that meet their needs. The change in outlook will be beneficial in how they frame the problem. The classroom will never meet all the needs of outliers. You can supplement, etc but nothing beats asking the kid to figure out their own problem. [/quote]

Yes!  I tell students the same thing. Truly intelligent people can learn to create their own challenges.  I wish more parents had this thought process instead of expecting public school to constantly tailor everything to their student. [/quote]

+1 DS is in 8th, gets all As every time, took PSAT and scored 1390 -- he is a good student.  He is completely challenged in his middle of the road public. When he had a science assignment on rockets - he built mechanical ones at home for a couple days.  Social Studies about Boston Massacre and he read everything he could find about it,  He finds ways to engage.  If your kid does not while taking AP classes in HS, they have really missed out of what education is about and I do not put that on the school system. [/quote]

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