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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you for the additional responses.

To the pp who feels she was similar to my DD as a kid I reallay appreicate the support.  It's hard to explain her to people if they don't know her.  She's not a complete social outcast as she is really outgoing and has friends, but there is just something different and a void it seems she has.  She'll state that she knows she's different but doesn't know why.  We don't tell her she's smart or show her the test scores, but she just knows she's different and it breaks my heart a little to see her struggling to understand why.  While homeschooling is not an option for us I can see how it could be a great option for her.  That's why I'm trying to at least find activities outside of school.  She uses Khan Academy on her own (I monitor progress) but I was hoping Mensa would be a more interactive activity.

Thanks for the recommednation on the foreign language.  Someone told me that Duolingo is a free language learning site but I haven't checked it out yet.

Her NNAT score was 149.  We didn't prep her or even tell her about the test.

To pp who stated that there are many gifted kids that are socially skilled, I agree.  DD isn't a complete outcast but I know she needs to work on these skills. However, it's hard to watch a teacher be understanding that Johnny still isn't reading well in 2nd grade and provide extra support for him while they just tell me they are frustrated by my DD because she has a messy desk and doesn't want to transition to the next assignment because she wants to keep exploring the previous one.  The current teacher states she understands that DD excels intellectually but they can't move her any farther ahead or provide her with any additional resources in 2nd grade, but she can just be frustrating in the classroom.  It's not Johnny's fault he can't read well and I don't think it's my DD's fault for absorbing information quickly and wanting to move forward faster and deeper into subjects.

I'm not sure what the answer is but I can't just beat into her that she has to stop talking when the lesson is over and must keep her desk organized when I'm not there.  If you think the answer is punishment for these issues in a child like her I can tell you that it doesn't work.  She's generally a very rule abiding kid (particularly with safety), but she has a severe stubborn streak in her when it comes to learning/facts/concepts.  I don't want to crush her spirit and desire for learning simply because the school can't provide for her academic needs at this time.

I was hoping that finding another outlet for her would help her stop being so "frustrating" to the teacher.

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Wh did you say she was barely passing?[/quote]

I'd like to know this too.  I wouldn't care if my kid was testing off the charts.  If the schoolwork was suffering, I would be addressing that first before I'd be working on attaining a meaningless label.  As your child matures, no one will care what label he/she has, it is the end result that matters.  If a child is in special ed but has fabulous grades and is well behaved, do you think that matters (compared to the Mensa kid who is a slob, barely passes, etc.)?  I'd refocus my efforts on what I'd be focusing on, but that is just me.[/quote]

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