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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you think that your child should NEVER be bored in class? I ask this will all seriousness. I think that so many helicopter parents think that their children must be catered to at all moments so that their desires will be met at every moment.

The thing about going to a school is that your child is part of a community of learners. That's right, a community. You go to class with a number of children, and you have to learn as part of a group. There will be times when your highly gifted child will be bored, and there will be times when she is challenged. Your child must learn how to be engaged with the material, to a certain extent, on her own. She can learn to raise her hand and ask questions. Your child will also be learning, as part of a group, how some kids understand the material in different ways. I think that it is important that children, especially gifted ones, how to negotiate an environment with normal kids.

Have you never been to a meeting where you already know the information being presented, but have to sit there anyway? It's not completely a waste of time, despite what people say, it's part of being a community.[/quote]

I get what you're saying.  But, imagine if that meeting lasted all day and every day.  You would likely seek employment elsewhere.[/quote]

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