Re: Oh Yeah

That's how I was too. I required can you believe explanation from my parents they weren't havin it so.... I got them when they reprimanded me. I have given many babysitters and teachers nervous breakdowns!

My 6 yr old had an awesome montessori teacher for 3 yrs he was prepped to go straight to second grade he actually had the maturity. He is reading at a 5th grade level (been reading since 2 1/2) But we started him in 1st grade to observe more and he will have the oppurtunity later. I had oppurtunity to skip 2 grades and am glad I did not, I needed the socialization, my brother skipped and suffered, my sister has decided against skipping my niece and nephew although it was recommended. We just make sure they are receiving extra work and challenges. We just completed 10 hours of homework and extra credit this weekend.

My 4 yr old unfortunately did not have the montessori experience as this wonderful school closed recently. He has suffered most because of our divorce and my ex is not so much on recognizing this type of stuff. I have not had much time to teach him to read. He just decided like everything from walking to talking to potty training to start reading recently and after 2 months It seems that he's been at it for 10. He always comes from behind!

Sounds like you were ready to skip. I did not like the idea of being singled out. I already was reading and speaking complex structure at 2 1/2 and people were always observing me and I hated it, they sent me in 2nd grade to my sisters reading class who was 4 yrs older. That was embarrassing. I wanted to be with my own. So I toned everything down. My school was good when I experienced boredom they ordered extra reading books, brought in a sociology grad student to work with me, psychologist at times and started advanced studies. I met and corresponded with many authors such as Gwen Brooks, and many other childrens authors when I won a state contest they even set up correspondence with Isaac Azimov for a Science fiction book I wrote in 4th grade. When I compare report cards of mine with my 6 yr old he is doing better than I did.

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