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My son is profoundly gifted, although he's not in the same league as some of those children described in the study. I absolutely consider him a special-needs ch
by pfarnsworth 6y ago
My son is profoundly gifted, although he's not in the same league as some of those children described in the study. I absolutely consider him a special-needs child. He's been kicked out of two schools (including a "gifted" school) at this point for his behavior, but it turns out his behavior was because he was profoundly bored. His current school accelerated him by 2 grades and now he's more manageable. He's still bored, but at least he feels like his classmates are more his level, even though he probably needs to skip 1 or 2 more grades to match his academic abilities. I'm loathe to accelerate him further because I worry about emotional well-being, being the youngest kid in the class, but this study has given me food for thought. Thank you OP for posting this.
- ttty 6y agoI'd usually bring my own work at school. I liked to build web application, so I used most of my boring school time to architect them on paper. Then when at home, I could implement it. My teachers bothered me a bit, but I was passing the exams, so they couldn't complain too much. Your kid could have his own little project and do it at school.
- leshokunin 6y agoYou haven't mentioned anything outside of school, so have you considered giving him something on the side? I would extrapolate that he's very frustrated he understands something faster than the others, regardless of whether it's a few grades beyond him or not. It's ok for school to be a certain speed. Some hobbies have infinite depth, and aren't inherently limited by the pace of school and the routine of school days. Examples include: games such as Chess / Tetris / Go, literature, learning finance, making things (woodwork, electronics...).