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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There is no public school system (or even private) that would ever be able to adequately meet the needs of a profoundly gifted student. “Gifted” programs are typically only providing curriculum that is one year advanced and only meets the needs of high achievers. This is why most profoundly gifted students are homeschooled. Your best bet would be to put your child in a Montessori school.[/quote]

Lolollollol Caltech grad and math PhD here:

The smartest kids in this country go down normal schooling paths and end up excelling at top colleges.

Homeschooled kids get weird social pathologies and/or Christian extremist ideas that make them unsuited to actually doing advanced work, and end up being adult weirdos. At best.

Ask me how I know: I was a dorm resident assistant for a long time.[/quote]

Luke Robitaille and Ram Goel might beg to differ. [/quote]

You kind of validated this person’s point…there were 21 winners of this award (for Luke) so 20 of 21 were traditionally schooled.

All the Regeneron winners (really the most prestigious STEM contest) are traditionally schooled.  Do some take college classes?  Absolutely.

Now, the absolute reality is that only 1 in a million are truly profoundly gifted…everyone else is just getting accelerated (for what benefit?) and are smart or very smart.

I also think what you mean is not homeschooled in the sense your parents are teaching the kid vs non-traditional school where maybe a kid is taking college classes in some subjects and having tutors teach in others.

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