Comments on: Parent-Teacher Conference (long!)

By: American Family » hitting the accelerator

American Family » hitting the accelerator — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:35:37 +0000

[...] as I write about something here, things will change. Not that long ago, I wrote about M’s parent-teacher conference and my relief that she was doing ok. Don’t get me wrong, she is still doing just fine, but [...]

By: Spacemom

Spacemom — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:56:48 +0000

There was a report about grade skipping and alternatives to this.I will try to email you the link to it. It’s a long read, but for kids like M, this may be helpful

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:56:21 +0000

We’ve had the same kind of angst about skipping grades thing with our oldest who is now in 1st grade and doing work way beyond her peers. I’ve resisted because I got pushed ahead in school when I wasn’t socially ready for it and ended up hating school (which does not at all explain why I stayed in school through a PhD, but that is another therapy session). We do a great deal of reading and writing and maths at home with her to supplement. Having a small school and good teachers makes all the difference I think. Sounds like you have a good situation for her at this point. Celebrate!