AM,
We can't even consider sending her to private school as the only private
school here is a religious one with only a very few students. It's
terrible
but I can't remember the name of the religion, but it is one where they
wear
old fa****oned clothes. Anyway the school is really just a way for them to
keep their kids from mixing with the general public. We live in a small
town which is over 100 miles from any larger town, so it's either public
school or home school.
Caitlin is very bright, and she also has characteristics of Asperger's
Syndrome, so she has troubles with social skills. I noticed she was
quirky
from very young, but when she got to school they named it Asperger's
Syndrome. I keep being torn between wanting to home school Caitlin or
send
her to public school. At home school I can let her work way ahead, but
because she has issues with social skills I like her going to public
school
where she has more op****tunities to have social interactions.
I think my other girls are quite bright too. Nobody has tested them on
anything yet, so I can't tell how bright. They seem just as bright as
Caitlin when comparing Caitlin at their ages with them, but Caitlin was
not
a good communicator at younger ages, so maybe it was more difficult to see
her brightness, but all the info was still soaking into her brain. Bess
will probably be more like me, bright but not studious for fun. She likes
fun for fun. Ava seems to like learning for fun like Caitlin and my dh.
KC
"AM" <nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> Hopefully the program will help her. Isn't she your really bright one? I
> know a child in our school who is very intelligent from a reading/math
> standpoint. Way advanced. He's not liking school either. He's in first
> grade. Our schools (at least here) are so focused on the kids at the
> bottom, there is not a whole lot for those at the top.
>
> Years ago a friend of mine had issues with their child being way ahead.
> They ended up sending him to a private school (very expensive), but got
> some type of a price break/financial aid. He's always said that was one
of
> the best decisions.
>
> Take care,
> AM
>
>
>
>> "KC" <nomail@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>> news:nstGk.18454$I44.7777@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>> Caitlin is getting put into the Primary Intervention Program at
school.
>>> They call the kids in it PIPsters. It is a program to help kids with
>>> social skills at school and to get bonded with their school.
>>>
>>> It is a program where she gets to go to a playroom with an adult once
a
>>> week, and do whatever she wants there. I read a book called Dibs
before
>>> where he was in a program like that. It really helped Dibs. I hope
it
>>> helps Caitlin with her social skills and helps her like school better
>>> too. We shall see. Caitlin has been liking school less and less as
time
>>> goes by. She has problems socializing and is bored with the slow pace
of
>>> education at school. Her school does not have a gifted program until
>>> 4th grade (she is in 3rd grade now), but at least maybe this PIPs
>>> program will give her something to like about school this year.
>>>
>>> KC
>>>
>>>
>>
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