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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP: you should really educate yourself about what gifted is, and isn't and what works, and doesn't. And what MCPS will provide, or not. There is a reason FCPS & MCPS don't start full time gifted instruction in K or 1st. FCPS does supplementation and pullout only that early. And that's because it's hard to figure out before 3rd grade whether a kid is gifted. Early reader?  Maybe gifted, maybe not. Asynchronous development? Much more likely to be gifted. Privates will have smaller classes, but will not really differentiate, and can't/don't want to deal with the asynchronous development/ 2e issues that your child could have. At a bare minimum, I read your description of your child, and see an ADHD kid. Privates also don't want to deal with that, especially when it becomes a 2e issue.  You need to do some research here. It sounds counterintuitive, but MCPS may very well be in the best position to support and differentiate for your DC.  
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I appreciate the feedback about asynchronous and 2e. I'd be happy to look into it further, though I'll admit I am not at all familiar with the term 2e--anyone care to let me in?

Also, I am a little troubled by the arm-chair diagnosis of my kid. I didn't provide one tenth of the info that would be required to assess for ADHD (to be clear he has zero issue with task completion, outbursts, fidgets only within specific circumstances, no distractibility across domains, is considered attentive and a good listener with not working on math and reading below his skill level...and--most importantly, no psychosocial interference). Sorry, I am sure you mean well, but I didn't come to this forum to see if my bright attentive (when challenged) learner has a condition diagnosable in the DSM. [/quote]

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