[2Jedismom]

Same thing with us...we homeschool our gifted boy and although we do have him on a sort of "fast track" as far as academics are concerned, in all other areas he's treated as a normal 6 year old. I estimate he'll be acamemically ready for some college courses when he's 14-15 years old. At which time, the local junior college has already said he could attend. And since my husband's not a neurosurgeon and I don't have time to paint the walls much less a picture, junior college is going to have to do.

I, too, was put off by the local school for gifted children. Arrogance is not a virtue. I prefer this beautiful goofy (sometimes intense) little boy who comes in so filthy from playing in the garden that all you can see is the whites of his eyes!

[JenB]

we homeschool our gifted boy and although we do have him on a sort of "fast track" as far as academics are concerned, in all other areas he's treated as a normal 6 year old. I estimate he'll be acamemically ready for some college courses when he's 14-15 years old.

I think you're a very wise lady. I was never genius level, but I was smarter than most kids my age, and definitely a few years more advanced than they were. My parents, by homeschooling, helped keep me from getting either lazy or arrogant - I know I have tendencies toward each, but I have to ask myself what I would be like if I had attended a school where almost all the other kids were slower, and the material didn't challenge me at all. I was ready for college at 16, and fortunately had the emotional maturity to handle it. And better yet, I had a childhood. Sounds like your son will be the same way (but then I already know you're a great mom!)