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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't think anyone believes that being bored=being gifted.  Kids at all levels of aptitude can get bored in school.

As far as gifted kids.  Yes, they do get bored.  I am sorry.  To those of you who say your bright child does not get bored--just be thankful.  [b]They are obviously not so far out bright that they need more accommodation.  
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My DD will start kindergarten next fall and is already fluently reading.  I can tell her expectations of kindergarten are too high.  She thinks everyone will be reading big chapter books like her and will be ready to learn math.  She is excited to go to school to learn and do work.  We are trying our best to play up the play parts of kindergarten.[/quote]

This is my [b][i]very[/i] [/b]favorite DCUM phrase. Yes, I've seen it before, and this ridiculous twit isn't the first poster to use it. I just love "your kid must not be as smart as mine" - the ridiculousness brings a smile to my face. Especially from a mom whose kid [b][i]hasn't started school yet.[/i][/b]  You can't make this stuff up.

Signed, Mom who is a National Merit Scholar herself and whose kids were reading chapter books (take that!) in K and are now in magnets (why do I say this? to establish street cred about my kids being just as smart, or smarter, than yours)[/quote]

Wow, did I strike a nerve.  There is a poster on this thread.  Maybe it is the OP?  Maybe it is you?  This poster is saying that her "bright" DD was very advanced and was not bored in school THEREFORE no child SHOULD EVER BE BORED IN SCHOOL because of mismatched academic level.  This person is the twit.  Kids have different personalities, and there are kids that are brighter than her DD.  I am not sure why you are starting a pissing contest.  I was NMSF and was not identified as gifted in school.  DH was identified gifted.  DD is **not yet** in K and reading two or three chapter books a day at 4.5.  She is sitting next to me reading Ribsy right now.  She is not only a fluent reader, she reads a lot and just loves it.  Why do I say this?  Because, you do not know who you are talking to, and maybe I do have a DD who is smarter than your kids.  You just don't know, so why do you pretend to.

My only real problem is that DD truly thinks school is supposed to challenge her academically in Kindergarten.  Maybe it is because a lot of the stories she reads herself are of second graders going to school.  I don't know.  I actually think she will be fine.  I am thankful that she will be one of the youngest in her grade and the social scene will challenge her enough.  But, if she has problems in kindergarten because she can already read fluently and add and subtract I am not going to ignore them. [/quote]

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