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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The reading books thing is ridiculous. Im doing a summer reading list for my kid and how dafu6 is that not a thing anymore? I remember getting a 2 page list and being told to read minimum 10 books. 
I read most of the Nancy Drew series over 2-3 summers because I was with my grandparents and had very few friends to play with except my brother and whatever kids were visiting that week at the beach houses around us. I averaged a book a day, sometimes more. Also, my grandparents used to get the Reader's Digest hardcover books and there were lots of short stories in them. 
I read 2-3 hours a day. [/quote]

Right. Then you go back to school in a classroom with some kids who haven't touched a book all summer.  What is a single classroom teacher to do with you, or with them?  [/quote]

WE SHOULDNT BE IN THE SAME CLASS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Right.  Agree.  I wish more people did.  Our school doesn't even test for gifted support until the end of second grade, so if your kid is ahead, they literally learn nothing for the first three years of elementary school unless (1) you supplement at home or (2) your kid's teacher uses technology to differentiate.  Even just boring IXL or Amira is better than learning phonics when they can already read Harry Potter. [/quote]

Reciprocally our school system tests in 1st and my kid did not do well on the test and was not selected for TAG, but he also completed the entire Chromebook reading program before the end of 2nd grade 1st quarter. He wont have an opportunity to retest until 4th sooo 2nd-4th will be a toss up depending on how it goes with teachers and his cohort. [/quote]

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