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[quote=Anonymous]I have absolutely nothing on paper to suggest that my child is gifted, and in fact she finds math pretty trick and difficult.  But she is a strong reader (even so, not in the top reading group) with a deep, deep imagination and a sort of weird wiseness about things.

I believe she is gifted, though I don't push this with teachers or ask them to change her groups (unless it's to move her down because of anxiousness).  But I've never asked for a teacher meeting to discuss my kid's special gifts or requested the teacher to move her to more difficult groups or push her harder.  If a time comes when my kid's grades or scores or whatever back me up, and the school should be providing some service but isn't providing it, THEN I will ask for a meeting.  But our school is pretty on top of things, I don't see that happening.

I don't think this is crazy or bad.  We are the guardians of our kids' best interests and we have to look out for them.  And I think it's good to see something special in your own kid that teachers who just spend 9 months a year with them and 20 other kids might not see.  I'm not being pushy about it.  But I think my kid is gifted.  Maybe yours is, too. [/quote]

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