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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why must it be the latter only?  I totally consider "a little more advanced work" to be differentiation, and at that age, going beyond that strikes me personally as unnecessary.  But that's just my view.  We have a gifted kid too, and are fine with not turning elementary school into an extremely academically-intense experience.  There will be plenty of time for that in middle and high school.[/quote]
I don’t think you understand what it’s like to have a child who is gifted, not just bright. Math is a joy for him, not “academically intense.”  He wants to learn more, do more, explore everything that is possible. I can’t keep up with him and his dad who is mathematically gifted too can’t give him as much time as my son wants. We’re not pushing it. It’s what he wants because it’s fun.[/quote]
My kid is years ahead in math and science too, thankyouverymuch, but you know what?  Being gifted, bright, whatever-you-want-to-call-it in these subjects is only part of the overall school experience.  It doesn't define who our child is, and we wouldn't want it to.

If your Big 3 is doing great at addressing everything but math, and in a way that's better than the potential alternatives, changing schools just to get a better math experience doesn't strike me as worth the trade-off.  But again, that's just me.[/quote]

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