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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]I wouldn't call my kid "truly gifted" but with Stanford graduates as parents he's already so bored, and disruptive as a result,[/b] in K at a respected charter that we're forced to consider privates, the burbs or moving within DC (to Upper NW? to the Brent District? try language immersion?) so he can be IB for a majority high SES school. [quote]
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You realize that the most important part of K is to learn how to be a good citizen, not be disruptive, learn to deal with boredom and be able to control oneself.  You need to get a handle on this.  Private schools don't want kids with behavior issues no matter how smart.[/quote]

We've emphasized being a good citizen etc. with he won't stop pitching fits at the school after we drop him off.  Teacher says she's stumped.  We took him to a counselor who diagnosed "extreme boredom" as his problem, unsurprisingly since he's generally asked to do work he could have handled in pres3 or preK 4.   He asks if he can "stay home to read."  We know another high SES family in the class with similar issues.  We're looking at Capitol Hill Day and they seem to want him, although we've been upfront about his issues.  They say it's not usual for such kids to turn up on their doorstep.  Maybe what we need to get a handle on is the lack of challenge in DC Charter for gifted kids, other than perhaps math at BASIS.  I regret not buying in the Brent District because the school sounds worth a try.  We can't afford privates in the long-run so I guess it's Fairfax for us.

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