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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another PG adult here (skipped several grades like you), with a PG spouse (went through normal schooling), and a kid who is too young to test properly. Kids are usually within 1 standard deviation (roughly 15 points) of the average of the parents' IQ, though.

I agree with what is your not-quite-stated goal -- to give your kid something resembling a normal childhood, while ensuring that school is not torture for them.

I think there are a ton of different paths that are possible, depending on the personality and orientation of your child, though. There's no one schooling answer, or parenting answer in general.

For instance, you could have a kid who is happy coasting through school because s/he is perfectly happy treating it as a social experience that they daydream through, and their real learning takes place outside of school, or with a focus on an extracurricular activity. In that case, you'd probably be best off at a school that is play-based for as long as possible, and then doesn't burden kids with a lot of academic busywork, and that has bright peers. That is more likely to be private than public.

Or maybe you have a kid with an intense thirst for knowledge and an introverted personality who wants a lot of academic challenge. In that case you're probably going to end up seeing if one of the local gifted schools is viable. If not, you will probably end up homeschooling.

And those are just two possibilities out of many. It all really depends on your kid. Keep in mind that their needs may change over time, too.[/quote]

This. I have a pg child who is now in her 20s. Meet whatever needs you can in real time and aim for happy. There is no miracle answer.

Also, the Davidson school is in Reno not Denver.[/quote]

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