Gifted w/regard to trivium also?

[pixeldog]

Hi, I'm new to the boards. Have been homeschooling for a year and have bounced around with curricula (started with TOG, ended up using a variety of things....found WTM, yeah!). My 4th grade ds is gifted in language arts and I just ordered the MCT "Town" books.

 

Here's my question: Should I let him move into Logic Stage curricula and methodology now? Are gifted children often gifted with regard to the trivium also?

 

Also: Are there any websites, books, etc. that you like that address homeschooling the gifted student, or gifted-ness in general?

 

Thanks so much,

 

Nancy MacDonald

Cedar Mountain, NC

[triadofchaos]

Hoagie's is pretty much THE clearing house website on gifted education IMHO:

www.hoagiesgifted.org

 

i am very much interested to see other's responses in regards to Trivium stage advancement. we are by no means ready for the Logic stage here yet, but i could see us being ready prior to 10yo/5th grade so i'm curious to see the feedback.

[angela in ohio]

Yes, gifted children often progress through the Trivium at different rates than others. SWB says this on one of her talks, though it isn't in the book.

 

That said, when my dd was younger, I thought FOR SURE she had moved into the logic stage in many areas. Then, last year, she really DID move completely into the Logic stage in those areas, and it was a totally different experience. So, it is a transition, and at the same time it is more distinctive than I thought it would be.

 

I happen to be one of those people who believe that the Trivium isn't tied to ages, but instead that each subject has its Trivium, and no matter what age you are, you will always move through the three stages. This makes it much easier, to me, to adjust to a gifted child. In general, though, I think most dc are prepared for the Logic stage in most areas at about 12, but gifted children earlier.

[nmoira]

 

Should I let him move into Logic Stage curricula and methodology now? Are gifted children often gifted with regard to the trivium also?

Sometimes, but not necessarily across all subjects. For example, a young child might be ready for algebra but not emotionally ready for meaningful literature analysis, or vice versa. We're not quite in the same boat, as my daughter is younger and has physical limitations (i.e. handwriting), but what I do is leave the door open for higher level discussions without driving it myself. So, I guess I'm giving her more challenging materials, without changing the methodology (myself).

[Anne/Ankara]

Here is a link to a complete book, Homeschooling the Gifted Child, which does touch upon some of these issues. Hope this might help!

 

http://www.learnatest.com/LearningExpressEBooks/download.cfm?b=1576854302&CFID=6937077&CFTOKEN=4c9b5ac8a7b3c85f-7BF650F4-E7FF-20D7-B3D2C6958714009A

[Kay in Cal]

I agree. My ds is logic stage in that he can do logical analysis in "hard" subjects (as opposed to soft, not easy, that is). So science, math, etc. I'm looking towards more logic stage materials. But in social intelligence areas--literature analysis, historical subtleties, etc--he's still 6. We won't be reading Catcher in the Rye anytime soon, you know?

[pixeldog]

I appreciate the views, links, etc. Will do some reading and let you know what it inspires.

 

Thanks so much,

 

Nancy MacDonald

Cedar Mountain, NC