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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Have you noticed anything interesting about your kid in the 10-14 years you have known the kids before the IQ test score came back?

Life matters a lot more than a quiz. [/quote]

This. I'd understand the question more if your kid was 6, but he is in middle school. You already know your kid. My kid with a 147 IQ struggled as a young child with social stuff and relating to other kids, but now he is a pretty normal (though obviously very smart) middle schooler. He is prone to anxiety but currently that is under control, but, again, you'd already know this about your kid. [/quote]

Agree. My PG son is easygoing and socially fine, so we basically have been on autopilot on academics with him -- we don't monitor homework or academic performance in any way whatsoever. We did recently identify some EF deficits, and as part of that learned that many other kids in his "smart kid" cohort at school have been tutored/supplementing all along, while our child has been coasting along unassisted with all As and great test scores. I am not sure which is the "right" way to do things with a PG child, or if it ultimately matters, but many academically gifted kids are being challenged outside of school and building "resumes" (math competition, awards, etc.). So, consider whether your child could use additional challenge or supplementation, or would enjoy that sort of thing. We also discovered the Davidson Scholar program, and have had access to some nice resources through that. [/quote]

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