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I have heard that teachers are not prepared or supported to address the needs of TAG kids in their classrooms. I say "prepared" because many do not have any training on how to teach TAG kids and even have bad attitudes about them. So it is not enough to simply tell the teacher to challenge these kids. A dialogue with the teachers to determine what it would take to do so is necessary. Identify the blocks and deal with them. If it means that TAG kids can't be served in traditional mixed classrooms then find ways to put them in other classes. I can't tell you how many times I've been told that my son is an asset to the classroom. Yeah, they benefit from having him in the class but he doesn't benefit by being in the class.

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Wait till he gets a little older - middle school. That is an age when kids want to become independent and Mom and Dad are no longer "cool". I too have always been active with my son's education trying for a well rounded experience that includes. academics, music, and sports. But now he is 13 and resists everything I suggest. He wants to fit in and doing these additional things like SAT testing for Talent Search makes him stand out. He complies if I push for something but I find it harder and harder to keep him interested in learning. He is a straight A student, never brings homework home, breezes through his geometry, and honors language arts. He is not being challenged. And he has developed an unfortunate "get by with the minimum" attitude that I fear will hurt him in the future.

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