Comments on: Should Gifted Children be Educated Differently? http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/should-gifted-children-be-educated-differently Freeing Potential in Bright, Creative & Emerging Families Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:23:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Tony http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/should-gifted-children-be-educated-differently/comment-page-1#comment-344 Tony Tue, 19 May 2009 22:52:13 +0000 http://livingwithlivewires.com/?p=949#comment-344 "To put him in a kindergarten class would have bored him to tears" is a common comment we hear from parents and primary among the reasons to homeschool, you are in good company. “To put him in a kindergarten class would have bored him to tears” is a common comment we hear from parents and primary among the reasons to homeschool, you are in good company.

]]> By: Annie Peters http://livingwithlivewires.com/dont-fence-me-in/should-gifted-children-be-educated-differently/comment-page-1#comment-331 Annie Peters Sat, 16 May 2009 21:02:51 +0000 http://livingwithlivewires.com/?p=949#comment-331 This post explains why we homeschool. By the time our oldest was chronologically ready for kindergarten, he was done with kindergarten. At the same time, he was a very normal little boy in terms of maturity. I might even say he was a bit immature. To put him in a kindergarten class would have bored him to tears and turned him into the class troublemaker because of his boredom. However, placing him in a higher grade would have been unfair. Socially and emotionally, he didn't belong there. So, we taught him at home at his level and took him out for play dates and activities with children his own age. And we continue to evaluate how this is working for each of our boys each year. People would like to peg me down as to how long I intend to homeschool. My answer is, "As long as it is working and the boys are thriving, we will continue. When it is not, we will find another avenue." What matters most is that the boys' needs are being met. This post explains why we homeschool. By the time our oldest was chronologically ready for kindergarten, he was done with kindergarten. At the same time, he was a very normal little boy in terms of maturity. I might even say he was a bit immature. To put him in a kindergarten class would have bored him to tears and turned him into the class troublemaker because of his boredom. However, placing him in a higher grade would have been unfair. Socially and emotionally, he didn’t belong there. So, we taught him at home at his level and took him out for play dates and activities with children his own age.

And we continue to evaluate how this is working for each of our boys each year. People would like to peg me down as to how long I intend to homeschool. My answer is, “As long as it is working and the boys are thriving, we will continue. When it is not, we will find another avenue.” What matters most is that the boys’ needs are being met.

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