I was given several options. In some classes, I would be allowed to read fiction or otherwise zone out, but in other classes, I would simply be handed harder an

I was given several options. In some classes, I would be allowed to read fiction or otherwise zone out, but in other classes, I would simply be handed harder and harder versions of the material. I was handed 6th grade math workbooks in 3rd grade, and I was rewarded for good spelling with longer and harder word lists. I think that increasing the challenge, and not just catering to boredom, is an important part of the public-education part of handling the precocious.