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[quote=Anonymous]Remember that a broad range of IQs are covered by the label "gifted". A PG kid with a 160 IQ is as different from the gifted kids with a 130 IQ, as those kids are from the kids with a 100 IQ.

I have a PG IQ and I began algebra at the age of 9. It wasn't an intense experience. It was no more effort for me than it was for another kid of the same age doing arithmetic, I imagine. I never fit into my school socially -- I was just too different from the other kids. Even the excellent private gifted schools in the major city where I grew up told my parents that I needed more differentiation than they could support.

In the end, my parents put me in a public school, three grades accelerated, and I thrived both socially and academically. (The work was still easy, but at least it was new content.)

So OP, I think there are a lot of different options you can consider. My thinking about schooling for my child is very similar to yours, and I really do not think there's a single good answer. You have to balance what is viable in terms of working with the schools, with the need for enough academic challenge to not become bored and disengaged, with extracurriculars and a peer group.

I think that supplementing outside of school is often not a great idea, because of the time taken. Gifted children need time to play and be creative. I they are wasting all their time in school, feeling bored and tortured, they need that even more. [/quote]

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