Anonymous wrote:We are in St. Louis county and there are 2 “pegs” schools (public school programs for children with 138+ iq scores). It is a full time self contained school option separate from the once-a-week “regular” gifted (130+ iq) pull-outs at each elementary school. We looked into it for one of our kids who would have met the criteria, but she was happy and has thrived at our neighborhood school. I am surprised there is not something similar in the dmv. Kansas City also has the program, I believe. Missouri is not that bad(we are east coast transplants)
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thanks for the replies. I'm surprised there aren't more options around here given the size and education level of the area. There seem to be many more options in Boston (both public and private options for lower school) and at least a handful more around NY/NJ area.
That's the normal pace for gifted children. After 1-2 repetitions they have mastered the procedure and often have also figured out the underlying logic/principles. Forcing such a child to continue much beyond that is akin to punishment: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Writing_linesAnonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I recommend a Montessori school.
Montessori was a poor fit because he masters a task after 1 or 2 tries and then wants to move on, whereas Montessori demanded more repetition in practice.
But why is it good to so fast move on from a task? Isn’t in depth understanding also important?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I recommend a Montessori school.
Montessori was a poor fit because he masters a task after 1 or 2 tries and then wants to move on, whereas Montessori demanded more repetition in practice.
Anonymous wrote:With respect, I would correct your assumption that it’s odd there aren’t more schools for the gifted in this educated area. The reason for this is actually that there are highly gifted students at very many of the public and private schools in the area. In fact in some particularly well-off areas, the majority of students at the elementary level test “gifted.” You may be surprised to find that your child has peers at most reasonably good schools in the area.
For reference, I had one son go through MCPS elementary “highly gifted center” and middle and high school magnet.
Anonymous wrote:With respect, I would correct your assumption that it’s odd there aren’t more schools for the gifted in this educated area. The reason for this is actually that there are highly gifted students at very many of the public and private schools in the area. In fact in some particularly well-off areas, the majority of students at the elementary level test “gifted.” You may be surprised to find that your child has peers at most reasonably good schools in the area.
For reference, I had one son go through MCPS elementary “highly gifted center” and middle and high school magnet.
Anonymous wrote:Probably private options. Maybe post on that Board.