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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you negotiate informally for your kid to be able to work on their own projects as long as they are related in some way to the curriculum & are not disruptive?[/quote]

Some DCPS schools and teachers might sort of work with you and try to differentiate in small ways, but they will still not come even close to meeting the needs of a PG kid, especially a globally PG kid who is multiple grade levels ahead in most/all subjects and learns at an accelerated pace.  This can often result in not only issues with academic learning and never being challenged appropriately, but also significant issues with social and emotional development. [/quote]

An actually “profoundly gifted” child will not have their needs met in any school system because by definition they are extreme outliers. In some ways DCPS might be better because of the flexibility that being DCPS (ie not following any particular rules) gives schools. Like if you want your kid to sit in the back of the 4th grade math class doing calculus on Kahn Academy you might get that.

The bigger issue is the likely autism/adhd/other social-emotional issues that go with being profoundly gifted. For that DCPS falls short in terms of organization and focus, but I’m honestly not sure any school district does 2E well. [/quote]

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