Wow, it's amazing the information you can get if you just ask nicely.
I asked dd's K teacher to call me today. As far as placement in the next year, all I asked was that if the teacher had any say, if dd could be placed with a teacher that had a similar style/demeanor as she (the current teacher) did. I know that dd will continue to flourish in a classroom with a teacher that is just like the one she has now. The way the teacher made it sound, she had a huge input as to where my dd will end up (mostly because she said, "I'm thinking of placing her with teacher X or teacher Y, but I think I'm going to place her with teacher Y because I've heard so many good things about her, and her demeanor is very compatible with dd's".
In case no one read the other thread, they also have her identified as gifted - not necessarily by an IQ test that I can tell, but they certainly assess the students enough and she's is the top student in her class, and there's lots of other indications - such as the ability to learn quickly and apply what she has learned to new situations.
She also told me of the accommodations they will make for the advanced students. They are working on implementing a new GT classroom in the relatively near future (possibly by 3rd grade). It won't be just within the class enrichment, or pullout for an hour, it will be a GT class with a real GT teacher. It's going to be exciting to see how things work out.
I'm excited, relieved in one sense, but a little anxious still. I feel it's a big responsibility to make sure things are just right for her, and then for her sister who seems even more advanced in some regards than dd1 was at that age.
Thanks for the input everyone. I feel I did a good job of talking with my daughter's teacher without stepping on toes or being wrong about my instincts about dd.
I asked dd's K teacher to call me today. As far as placement in the next year, all I asked was that if the teacher had any say, if dd could be placed with a teacher that had a similar style/demeanor as she (the current teacher) did. I know that dd will continue to flourish in a classroom with a teacher that is just like the one she has now. The way the teacher made it sound, she had a huge input as to where my dd will end up (mostly because she said, "I'm thinking of placing her with teacher X or teacher Y, but I think I'm going to place her with teacher Y because I've heard so many good things about her, and her demeanor is very compatible with dd's".
In case no one read the other thread, they also have her identified as gifted - not necessarily by an IQ test that I can tell, but they certainly assess the students enough and she's is the top student in her class, and there's lots of other indications - such as the ability to learn quickly and apply what she has learned to new situations.
She also told me of the accommodations they will make for the advanced students. They are working on implementing a new GT classroom in the relatively near future (possibly by 3rd grade). It won't be just within the class enrichment, or pullout for an hour, it will be a GT class with a real GT teacher. It's going to be exciting to see how things work out.
I'm excited, relieved in one sense, but a little anxious still. I feel it's a big responsibility to make sure things are just right for her, and then for her sister who seems even more advanced in some regards than dd1 was at that age.
Thanks for the input everyone. I feel I did a good job of talking with my daughter's teacher without stepping on toes or being wrong about my instincts about dd.
