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[quote=Anonymous]NP here. Thank you for this thread - it's been an interesting read. And now a question for parents of older gifted children: In the DC area, what path worked best to meet your child's needs? At what age did school become academically focused enough that there was no longer challenge for your child, and what solution worked best to deal with this? Did you use outside activities (sports, music, etc.) to try and provide the challenge / experience of failure if school didn't provide it? My child is pre-elementary, and while we obviously don't know yet if she is officially 'gifted', there are indications that she will be quite advanced academically. And to be clear, it is not specific 'academic' skills that we are concerned about. Rather, as a PP alluded to, I am concerned that she be given the chance to fail, that she not tie her identity up in being 'smart' so far that she is afraid to ask for help when needed, etc.[/quote]
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