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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In my humble opinion, there is no such thing as a "best" elementary school for a profoundly gifted child in the DC area. No elementary school that I know of, and I have researched this extensively, is truly able to deal with the profoundly gifted kid. There are too few of these kids (though this area probably has more than most anywhere else in the country) and their needs are so varying that no single place can truly accommodate the truly individualized learning that PG kids need. Also, I will note that parents with PG kids aren't usually bragging, they actually have as much difficulty finding the right fit for their kids as parents with profoundly low (or whatever the proper term is now) IQs. A kid above 150 in IQ is as far away from a 100 IQ (average) as a kid with a 50 IQ... and kids with 50 IQs can't function in a school setting. People often don't realize this, especially in this area where there seems to be a race for one-upmanship on IQs. Often the most successful people are the ones with IQs in the 120-145 range because those people are smart AND have the ability to be well-rounded.[b] The PG kids (152+ out of the 160 WISC scales) often lag behind in one or more other areas because development is unequal. [/b] While Davidson is a great resource, they don't have all the answers either, because there aren't any simple answers when it comes to the rare PG kid. Several of the PG kids (though I don't know their IQs so I am only speculating that they are PG) I have learned about through Davidson have been homeschooled until they are old enough to attend high school or college early or begin dual enrollment if they are older kids.[/quote] NP here- is this always true? Can you have a PG kid who is socially and physically/athletically right on track? Always wondered this....[/quote] Yes, I am the pp with the 155 kid and a nephew with 147 IQ who is going to the Davidson summer program. My nephew is socially/athletically/emotionally on track - actually emotionally mature beyond his years as well as very gifted academically and a very good athlete. He is a really *easy* kid basically a 9 yr old who seems like he is 25. My son on the other hand can be very difficult or as my brother describes him *SO HARD*. DS has an IEP and an ASD/Asperger's type/ADHD dx.[/quote]
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