I was in a gifted program in 5th and 6th grades, and it did offer the not-inconsiderable advantage of socializing with lots of other smart kids.
Mostly though I was one of the smarter kids in a decent but average public school. I think that worked out fine for me. I took AP and honors classes, and I did have opportunities in high school to challenge myself more - particularly in the magazine I created and edited. But that's pretty far off for Casper.
Within a couple years, though, I expect she'll begin to have some interests beyond school which will occupy a larger part of her psyche. For Emmett, baseball and even just socializing with his friends asserted itself by the time he was in 5th grade. Whether Casper leans more toward clarinet or dressage, or does what Emmett's godsister did (skipped homework for a whole year to work on her Harry Potter fanfic novel) is yet to be seen.
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Mostly though I was one of the smarter kids in a decent but average public school. I think that worked out fine for me. I took AP and honors classes, and I did have opportunities in high school to challenge myself more - particularly in the magazine I created and edited. But that's pretty far off for Casper.
Within a couple years, though, I expect she'll begin to have some interests beyond school which will occupy a larger part of her psyche. For Emmett, baseball and even just socializing with his friends asserted itself by the time he was in 5th grade. Whether Casper leans more toward clarinet or dressage, or does what Emmett's godsister did (skipped homework for a whole year to work on her Harry Potter fanfic novel) is yet to be seen.