Long story, will try to be quick. I'm a newbie, and was so glad to find this board, I have no-one who understands and has lived the challenge that comes along with the incredible blessing of giftedness. Homeschooled ds, now 11, for 3 years, then public school for 3 years. He was tested, and moved forward a year in PS, and now he is home again-you know all the reasons. He tests in the exceptionally/profoundly gifted region. I kind of want to keep my options open for PS again because I don't feel that I can give him what he needs at home.
Does anyone have any suggestions/ encouragement on anything? What have your experiences been with boys graduating at 16? How do they do in residential college situations?
I feel I should have some long term plan, but I don't. We're just living in the day.
He's adamant he's not going to repeat a grade so that he could be with his age group again (even to repeat it in name, even if we were doing different work! And I could talk forever and not convince him, and I couldn't just mysteriously make it happen and hope he doesn't notice).
If I could just say you're staying at home and we'll just enjoy it, then things could probably feel better. But I look at all the great things that some PS's have to offer, and I think that I"m doing him a disservice. (Though any PS that has special programs would mean over 1 hour of driving a day.) And with only 1 at home, it's a bit isolated.
Thanks