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  1. I ended up canceling the appointment this morning after I realized that to test him, they expected me to enroll him in PS first (thereby removing him as a homeschooler with the district.) The problem with that scenario is if he didn't meet their criteria for the gifted program, they intended to out him in a combined 2nd/3rd grade classroom. We pulled him halfway through 2nd, he finished 2nd as a homeschooler, and *should* be in 3rd this year. The explanation I received is due to so many students (we are near a military base and received a new squadron this summer so more families entering the area) and all 2nd and 3rd grade classes are full. The kids leftover weren't enough for a whole class so they combined them. DS would do 3rd grade work but "would have the opportunity to do any 2nd grade work he missed...because Florida's standards are much different than homeschool curriculum." :glare: In kindergarten, (same district) they ignored me when I told them he'd be bored and to give him more work. 3 weeks in, they asked to move him to a combined k/1st grade class so he could do 1st grade work (and they could move a child in that class back down to kindergarten.) So now they're talking about remediation for him in 2nd grade material. What I heard was they'd pacify the mama by testing and then put him wherever they wanted. Sorry, no dice. Luckily DH partially climbed on board after hearing all this and we're going to wait this out some more. I don't see me being comfortable with putting DS there anytime soon.
  2. This is my first time starting a thread and generally I'm a lurker so please don't flame me :001_smile: but... I visited our public school yesterday with my DS8 to discuss the possibility of him re-enrolling there. Long story but essentially we pulled him last year and due to some family issues at the moment, DH asked that I atleast look into it. So, in discussing the gifted program with the guidance counselor, I couldn't put my finger on it at the time, but something in her explanation of acceptance criteria didn't seem "right" to me. Granted, I tend to be not very pro PS for various reasons so it is entirely possible I am reading more into this than is actually there. She explained DS will have to take a test to see if he scores high enough for the program. Apparently there are limited spaces in the program (only 1 at the moment) and he's up for it with two other children "competing" for the spot. Right there, i was bothered by this...so if there are more gifted children than can be accommodated by the school, the rest are just SOL?:001_huh: When I asked what happens if all 3 children score the same, she explained "we can look at other criteria" but didn't specify (dodged the question might be more accurate) and I didn't get a clear answer. Couple all that with the explanation that because he did not finish 2nd grade in PS I will essentially have to prove that he's ready for 3rd grade and I came away from the meeting in not so great of a mood. :glare: I wanted a better idea of the testing so I found this https://www.flrules.org/gateway/readFile.asp?sid=0&tid=1062070&type=1&File=6A-6.03019.doc In reading this, it appears to me if a child falls within one of the 2 under represented groups, there is no "individually administered standardized test of intelligence." Am I understanding this correctly? This is the first time I've looked into the gifted program here and found in talking to non HS friends with kids in the public school gifted program that they didn't really understand how their kids qualified, just that "one day the school called and said he was in the gifted program." :confused: I've pretty much decided we will stay right where we are for now but I intend to pursue testing privately just to have a better understanding of DS needs and what I can do to help him but this whole gifted program made me wonder.
  3. :iagree: My DS8 reads very well out loud but hates doing it. He fights me on it everytime I try yet when he's with friends, he wants to be the center of attention and is very dramatic with pretend play, that sort of thing.
  4. We've just started Latin for Children so I can't provide much experience but I am surprised by my son's enthusiasm for it. He's begging for the activity book which I think is going to be necessary for keeping him busy but he's really into the CD chants. I found him listening to them on his own and trying to drill his PS friends on Latin. They thought he was weird but that's another story :glare:
  5. We switched to SOTW and DS8 is so much happier. He absolutely could not stand what we were using and is enjoying SOTW. I was worried about the read aloud parts since he complained about that before with our old curriculum but no complaints so far. He's very wiggly and I have to get his attention at least once while reading but the coloring sheets and activity pages with SOTW help him focus better. I've ordered the audio as well because he's recently started listening to audio books and likes them.
  6. This happens to me often so I know what you're going through. It does sound like your throat is irritated now. Warm tea with a little honey and lemon makes mine feel better.
  7. I didn't know that was an option! I will be looking for it now because my son seems drawn to anime and doesn't realize some are "kid ok" and some are not. Thank you!
  8. If I didn't know better, I would think you were talking about MY son. What you described with SOTW sounds exactly like days we've had here! Only when mine tunes out and doesn't get the details, he just makes up his own version. Sometimes his are more interesting, but that won't get him credit when it counts :) I've also noticed at times when I think he has completely tuned out and isn't even on the same planet as me, he'll end up practically reciting verbatim what I just read! I can't figure him out but we've not been at this long either so I'm interested in following this thread.
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