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I am PP above and I have never ever ever practiced math with my child. He is the 6 year old converting fractions to percentages and he just pictures math problems in his head and has been doing so for a couple of years. We are far from wealthy or privileged and this is the first time I am hearing about these math programs available to elementary school children. While the teachers comment on his aptitude, nothing has been done, to the point that DC is becoming lazy and disinterested in school. If I don’t advocate for him, I doubt anything will ever be done.[/quote]

I'm the PP with the kid displaying math giftedness as a preschooler, and you're illustrating my point.  You noticed at an early age that your son is much more advanced than he ought to be.  You've also recognized that you're the one who will need to advocate for your son.  Over the next year, I'm sure you'll do some research and find programs and contests to meet the needs of kids who are highly gifted in math, just like everyone else in the same position does.  I wasn't born knowing about all of the math programs and contests.  I sought them out when it became obvious to me that my kid was outside of the realm of normal and couldn't be well served even in AAP.  [/quote]

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