Oh there is so much to write about. And so little time. Till my daughter goes to bed. And I am kicked out of the office she is sleeping in. So I’ll try to make this fast.

Emma got her gifted program test results. She scored in 99% for math a grade level higher then she is currently in. And she scored 90% for reading. Which sounds really good. And if she was in the next school district over she would be a shoe in to their program. But in our school district, you have to score in BOTH areas 95% percentile or above.

So she isn’t in.

That really isn’t that big of a deal…but my question is… I know she is not being challenged. I know that she is learning that giving half her effort is considered “above average” and acceptable. And I worry that I am not doing my job as a parent to help her to understand that if she always gives her best effort… she will get GREAT things. I’m worried that by letting her just be “average” that I am settling.

Should we put her in private?
Should we homeschool?
Should we explore other districts?
Should we look into skipping a grade?
Or should we just be happy with the way things are and teach our kids that some stupid school, with their stupid tests and stupid subjective grades are not what define who we are or what makes us successful?

Ok… she’s going to bed….

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