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<blockquote data-quote="keista" data-source="post: 433791" data-attributes="member: 11965"><p>OY! I struggle with this issue with all 3 kids. Teachers do the best they can, giving advanced work, but they can only go so far. Unfortunately, one of the lessons smart/gifted kids (even if just in one area) have to learn is that they have to wait for the "regular" kids to catch up. This in the educational setting does translate into adult/social settings. Ever try to have a conversation with someone twice as smart as you? It's hard keeping up and understanding what they are saying and mean. Same thing in reverse if you are talking to some one less intelligent. So, unfortunately, as much as we want our kids to get that advance learning, we do have to work on their coping skills of being "bored and frustrated".</p><p></p><p>So, once the work has run out, my kids get "guided free time" These days they get to go on the computer in the classroom and "play" It's all education type games, and most are probably too simple for them, but it keeps their brains active and them busy. They also can do stuff like read, draw, journal - any school appropriate activity they want, to keep the peace in the class an them occupied.</p><p></p><p>With son, I always suggested they work on his lacking areas, BUT he never liked working on those, and there were deals in place that he only had to work on them for X amount of time, so as much as they tried steering him to the lacking areas, it was difficult. Of course, each successive year we adjusted those times accordingly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="keista, post: 433791, member: 11965"] OY! I struggle with this issue with all 3 kids. Teachers do the best they can, giving advanced work, but they can only go so far. Unfortunately, one of the lessons smart/gifted kids (even if just in one area) have to learn is that they have to wait for the "regular" kids to catch up. This in the educational setting does translate into adult/social settings. Ever try to have a conversation with someone twice as smart as you? It's hard keeping up and understanding what they are saying and mean. Same thing in reverse if you are talking to some one less intelligent. So, unfortunately, as much as we want our kids to get that advance learning, we do have to work on their coping skills of being "bored and frustrated". So, once the work has run out, my kids get "guided free time" These days they get to go on the computer in the classroom and "play" It's all education type games, and most are probably too simple for them, but it keeps their brains active and them busy. They also can do stuff like read, draw, journal - any school appropriate activity they want, to keep the peace in the class an them occupied. With son, I always suggested they work on his lacking areas, BUT he never liked working on those, and there were deals in place that he only had to work on them for X amount of time, so as much as they tried steering him to the lacking areas, it was difficult. Of course, each successive year we adjusted those times accordingly. [/QUOTE]
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