If this is a cheap school then it is what it is. If you're paying good money for this this is not acceptable. It's no different from theft.

A CS degree will not teach someone what a professional software developer does on a daily basis. What is done on a daily basis is way below what is taught for a CS degree. If you can do a CS degree, you should be able to learn whatever is needed professionally easily. It may be easier to learn by picking up a book or watching videos online. A lot of professional software developers who completed CS degrees typically get disillusioned by the job because it is well beneath what they were trained to do. They become quite unhappy over time. That being the case, it's hard to get a professional software development job without a CS degree. For entry level jobs the interview questions can be of the type typically covered in a Data Structures and Algorithms course though they may never have a need to use it in the actual job.

This is what I'm going by.

After reading your posts again it seems that you have time to apply. I initially thought that you were looking to do it for this coming fall. My sense is that your child is gifted not because of any scores but because he's trying to change his environment. This kid should be on a rocket ship at least to see if he likes it.

I see ... then it might not be the simplest option because the application process is quite difficult.

If he got in Stanford OHS that might be the simplest option for you.

By age 18 after graduating from high school and leaving for college, most children will have already spent 90% of their total time with their parents. By graduating early, you and your child will be accelerating that pace.

The concept of spaced repetition is about days so one year is a lot worse.

Even if you understand and master the concepts, time will erode your memory. It's just biology. Hence the concept of spaced repetition.

I'm not familiar with AP Stats but dow do you do Statistics without Calculus? How would you do MLE?

I'm wondering how other parents teach physics or math to their children. Consider for example a Physics or AOPS book. Do you just go through each problem with your child (unless of course the child can already do the problem independently), then try to see if child can do the problem independently the next day? Thank you.

When I searched for two column note taking, it seems like there are many variations on what to put on the left and right columns. I'm wondering if you can please post a link to an example that is similar to what your DD's school uses? Thanks.

Thank you all for your advice. I'm wondering if you have also come across a note taking system that we can adapt? I'm hoping that if the child is actively and enjoyably taking notes, then the spacing out issues will also be mitigated.

I'm wondering if there are techniques that can be taught to a child that will help the child pick-up more from instruction. In the past I realized that while the child may be nodding or saying yes when being taught, nothing is actually heard. Hence it seems better to ask direct questions to focus the attention instead of lecturing. At homeschool this is fine. However, I'm wondering more when the child is attending outside classes. Are there techniques that a middle school child can use to pick up more from instruction? Thank you.

Thank you all for your insights. We will do our due diligence on the various points your raised.

Thank you all for your helpful feedback. We don't have a psych report. IEP, 504 or Qualified School Plan. We tried reaching out to our public school system for an evaluation but we were turned down because we are homeschoolers. So we're not sure how to proceed. As a follow-up question, I wonder if you have any thoughts if a child describes the situation as follows: as soon as I read/hear the words, I lose them; I'm dropping words; it's like a key word outline (IEW concept) where you drop the most important words. What should I research for that? Thanks again.

I'm wondering if anyone has experience trying to get accommodations for the HSPT? Thank you.

I'm wondering if there are resources that you found effective in preparing your 8th grader for the High School Placement Test (HSPT)? I originally posted in the K-8 board but thought it might make more sense to post here. Thank you.

Moved topic to high school board

I'm wondering if anyone has worked with the Child Mind Institute and their Healthy Brain Network initiative. If yes can you please share your experience? Thank you.

Thanks kbutton for sharing your experience. After making some calls, it seems like we're leaning towards pediatrician and developmental optometrist first just for general health, regular eye check up and then eval for VT just in case DD might be a candidate for it. Then we'll take it from there. I'm also just wondering too if there are any important questions I should ask pediatrician and developmental optometrist. Part of me don't want to just say I suspect ADHD inattentive because I'm not qualified to make that assessment and I don't want to bias their views. I'm wondering if others may have come across an effective way of broaching the issue?

Thanks PeterPan for your advise. For us I believe attention is the main issue. We are accidental homeschoolers because of the pandemic so we are going at it on our own. One positive outcome is that because I work with her everyday, I now understand several issues that were coming up when DD was still in Catholic school. For example, I thought there was inadequate instruction at school because it seems we have to go through everything after school. Perhaps because we did so much catching up at home, the issues may have been masked.

First of all, thank you to all who share information here. It helps me make sense of some of the things that I've been observing for some time now. I now suspect that my DD in middle school has ADHD inattentive type. My question is what sequence should I follow for consultations? I understand that a pediatrician, neuropsychologist, psychiatrist, developmental optometrist, occupational therapist may all be helpful.