just got back from his parent teacher conference they tested his IQ came back 153 teachers are freaking out....they want to accelerate his education me and his mom are like slow down he already at the most advanced school we can afford when I say we its me and mom and my wife and her mom chipping in to pay tuition heads kind of spinning I don't want my kid to be the Unabomber...at the same time I don't want to get in his way lil nigga told me he wanted to "proceed with the best measures for his happiness" he's 4
shit is weird
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Back then they put you in "The Gifted and Talented Program" and I am 100% sure they slowed down our learning to reintegrate us into the normal classes.
Also, back then normal kids had much less homework than today - I can only imagine the extra work they'd give kids now in accelerated programs.
But - this is a good problem to have, just make sure the kid wants to go with the program - whatever program you choose.
14. "St Stephens and Agnes School" In response to Reply # 2
its $$$$ grandparents take care of half we take care of half did not financially plan to have an educational anomaly but with scholarships...makes it doable
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
Looking at the tuition online...that's not too far off what we were and still are paying for daycare for our youngest. It would be a stretch...but based on kindergarten experience so far....It might be a move we need to seriously consider. I need to build with you on this for real for real!
"I cannot see how nature could have created itself. Only a supernatural force that is outside of space and time could have done that. ~ Francis Collins
10. "Good luck. Keep him motivated and teach him hard work" In response to Reply # 0
I was in a lot of the advanced classes in HS, and don't know where i fell in terms of IQ (if i had to guess, i'm way closer to normal than genius), but I was around a couple of really smart people. One thing I saw on more than one occasion was that the quite a few of the really smart kids got used to being told they were smart and started to get really shitty. One of the smartest dudes i know flunked out of college first semester because they actually required him to show up and do work.
It's great that your kid has tons of potential, do what you can to make sure he's happy and well rounded. Make sure he's not just around other smart people, but good people who aren't gassing him up about how smart he is.
In a generation of swine, the one-eyed pig is king. -Hunter S. Thompson
12. "Also, where's a good place in the area to get tested?" In response to Reply # 0
We really been procrastinating about getting her tested. Should have done it before kindergarten. Now i'm online looking for places but don't even know what I should be looking for and how much I should expect to pay.
stravinskian Member since Feb 24th 2003 12698 posts
Wed Nov-07-18 12:44 PM
13. "Focus on trying to nurture his creativity." In response to Reply # 0
And if possible, find a program that does that.
Stay the hell away from "accelerated" programs that just push him faster through the same old facts and figures and try to get him into college at 14. No good almost ever comes of that.
I was in a similar place around that age (I think I was 6 or 7 when they gave me the IQ tests). And I was lucky enough to be in a public school district (in Florida) with a 'gifted' program that focused almost entirely on creative outlets. They knew we wouldn't NEED to memorize our multiplication tables (I still haven't!) or drill us on spelling. We had long naps, wrote stories every day and shared them with each other, did surprisingly sophisticated science projects. I still remember those years very fondly, and I think more than any other school experience (maybe even grad school!), they made me who I am. I assume programs like this are few and far between nowadays, especially in public schools. But the main point is: let the little kid be an independent thinker. He can handle it.
15. "i was in gifted program...he is a whole different level" In response to Reply # 13
the teacher told me that my son is a resource to help other kids im like...he helps you no he helps other kids get acclimated to the activities WHAT!!!
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
20. "he scared me last night....i think he is on his way be nihlism" In response to Reply # 18
Son: Daddy, what are you watching? Me: Midterm elections Son: Whats that? Me: *Explanation about check and balances* Son: but you have money Me: Huh Son: this does not effect you Me: what do you mean? Son: you have money...so whatever happens you get away with it because you can pay for it. Me: but other people are less fortunate we gotta look out for them too Son: no...too late for them Me: (0)(0)
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
That's hilarious. I don't know how worried you need to be, objectivism actually would make a lot of sense for a kid. People who aren't Paul Ryan usually grow out of that.
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>Son: Daddy, what are you watching? >Me: Midterm elections >Son: Whats that? >Me: *Explanation about check and balances* >Son: but you have money >Me: Huh >Son: this does not effect you >Me: what do you mean? >Son: you have money...so whatever happens you get away with it >because you can pay for it. >Me: but other people are less fortunate we gotta look out for >them too >Son: no...too late for them >Me: (0)(0)
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39. "Sheldon like a mutha" In response to Reply # 20
>Son: Daddy, what are you watching? >Me: Midterm elections >Son: Whats that? >Me: *Explanation about check and balances* >Son: but you have money >Me: Huh >Son: this does not effect you >Me: what do you mean? >Son: you have money...so whatever happens you get away with it >because you can pay for it. >Me: but other people are less fortunate we gotta look out for >them too >Son: no...too late for them >Me: (0)(0)
28. "What's crazy is he is right. " In response to Reply # 0
The academics is the easy part. The challenge is making sure he is a happy kid with a good heart.
I think I was in the 140s when my parents tested me as a kid. At least that's what they say but they are prone to hyperbole.
I did super well in highschool but it wasn't a great academic environment. It really didn't challenge me and I wasn't best prepared for college academically. However, I mostly black teachers and it was a nuturing environment so by the time I got to college I just knew I was the shit and that served me most for college and beyond.
Been killing it ever since *wink emoji*.
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30. "he is completely self aware for a young kid" In response to Reply # 28
so when we do talk to him about what he wants...he tells us he loves being challenged...but where we live the only place to do that is not diverse at all but he has cousins and friends from the neighborhood that he plays with so I think that balances it out
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Navem nu, cuando sol Tutu nu, vondo nos nu Vita em, no continous non Nos nu ekta nos sepe ta, amen
When the sun shades the ship We sweat and life is not safe To swim or to touch not When we unite we hedge amen
It perfectly aligns with my upbringing. Then I put my boys in private school. Their first two years of school they had black teachers (a black man even!). First white teacher they had started Identifying behavior and learning issues and started him down the path to putting him in special ed. We did some interventions (tutoring, etc.) and now for second grade he again has a teacher of color (asian). We had a PTC meeting last week didn't know what to expect. She did nothing but praised him.
Teachers of colors matter. We have to weigh that heavily in for his next move.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79560 posts
Wed Nov-07-18 04:15 PM
35. "Bruh... you ain’t saying nothing but the truth " In response to Reply # 34
My nephew is smart as shit but when he had a white teacher he struggled big time. She did the whole behavior nonsense.
He had a Black male teacher the next year and was killing it again. He wanted to wear suits and ties to school and giving speeches in DC.
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