Posts by natlav

In general our gifted program is lacking.  They don't offer any gifted programming until 4th grade and even then its a once a week pullout for an hour so not exactly stellar.  The STEM school doesn not offer any additional...

Thanks for the info - unfortunately i have to give an answer  shortly and it will be impossible to go sit in on classes (kids are on spring break next week and the answer is due monday - just found out he got in 2 days ago). ...

Yeah - this is the only elementary STEM school in town and there are only a few in the state.  It is not a gifted school - in fact it is in one of the less desirable parts of town and they have made it a STEM magnet school to...

Hi - I'm looking for some info from anyone who has experience with the advantages (or disadvantages) of a STEM magnet school for their gifted child.  My son is in 1st grade and we have had numerous issues with his current...

Yeah thats clearly the impression i get from them.  Its - well its good enough for most kids so thats all we're going to do.   DS met with the psychologist(we had wanted an opinion of a professional who was familiar with...

The meeting went sort of as expected.  They gave me the laundry list of what they are already doing for him (highest reading group, using the "challenge"kit for questions, math journal to differentiate.  The long and short of...

So i have 2 meetings today - 1`st with the school curriculum specialist, reading specialist and gifted/talented teacher and my son's teacher, then later with a psychologist who deals with gifted kids.  Hope to have some insight...

Not sure what testing they use but the teacher indicated they are capped at assessing on year ahead.  So we met with the pedi on a few occaisions, after our first meeting in which he met with us and DS he indicated he felt he did...

Thanks for the input.  I would say our relationship wiht the school is somewhat strained because of a year and a half of them insisting my son is behaviorally challenged and that his not being challenged is irrelevant.  They...

So i met with DS's teacher again today as they in the middle of their 2nd round of assessments for the school year and i wanted to understand how far ahead they test.  AT the first round of assessments in the all she told me she...