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Welcome New member Karen

sunny1of1 — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:03:15 GMT

Hi Karen and welcome to the group! Cheryl

Re: Any school success stories?

Brandi Durocher — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:30:11 GMT

Some it is even worse, here gifted programs do not start until 3rd grade ... -- Sent from my mobile device Brandi-mommy to Emma, Becca, Sarah, Joey and Anna

Re: Any school success stories?

doritoot — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:20:24 GMT

... ... You will want to find out whether it is a program where they pull your child out of the classroom to meet with other gifted kids, or if

Re: Any school success stories?

conlitmom@... — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:51:18 GMT

I would ask about educational support but also consider things such as social and emotional support, affective support groups, psychological support etc.. Too

Re: Any school success stories?

Erin — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:36:46 GMT

It seems as though money/budget is the main concern for schools and the primary reason why gifted children do not get the same attention as special needs

Re: Any school success stories?

mandyq75 — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:22:58 GMT

I was thinking the same thing Juliana that our boys sounds similar. Once my son is tested for the gifted program, I've heard that they may have the kids go to

Re: Any school success stories?

larrypratt — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 00:53:28 GMT

Mandy, Your kindergartner sounds a lot like mine. He loves Math and does double digit addition and subtraction in his head as well. We have just started

New Gifted Charter School in Colorado Springs

Melissa — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:24:00 GMT

I just saw this posted on another list - http://www.academyacl.org/index.html I'm not affiliated or familiar with this school but it looks like a nice option.

NWEA test

kd — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:48:33 GMT

Does anyone have any experience with the NWEA test? My son's school gives this test 3x per year. In the fall, they told me he was the only one in his grade and

Welcome new member Amber!

sunny1of1 — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:33:22 GMT

Welcome to the group Amber, please do introduce yourself so we can get to know you, Cheryl

mathematically gifted 11-year-old finally gets what he needs

beals@... — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 04:32:07 GMT

I thought people might enjoy this story, sent into me by a dedicated grandmother, which I on my blog a couple of days ago:

Re: Any school success stories?

doritoot — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:55:27 GMT

I live in Georgia, which is regarded as one of the worst states for education (and unemployment), but based on my experience with my kindergartener, I can only

Re: Any school success stories?

conlitmom@... — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:06:41 GMT

We live in Southern New Hampshire. stacy ... From: "oneworld_mom" To: parentinggiftedchildren@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, February 3,

Re: Any school success stories?

Laura Parsons — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:56:00 GMT

This reads like a Disney script to me. My son attends the largest school in the state It has 3,000 students from 5-17yrs ie R-12 It has excellent facilities

Re: Any school success stories?

Amnesty — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:05:19 GMT

Not yet. But we're working toward it. We took Rory out of private kindergarten in 12/08. He's been homeschooled ever since. This December, he was diagnosed