Does anyone flexi school because school isn't enough?

[RoboJesus]

How did it work for you? Was it hard to get the teachers onboard? Could you have your child sit out of yer exams in the school? I'm trying to look into whether doing it would be a realistic possibility or not

My kid was born this way, you can pretend they don't exist but the facts are just that. It's so ridiculous you troll have to come and ruin every thread
Umm... there's quite a few great inputs from people with very able children and there's lots of inputs from those of us who work with very able children.

Nobody is pretending bright children don't exist!
We are saying that pushy, argumentative parents who decide no teacher could possibly offer their 4 year old anything have an awful attitude and not one that is conducive to helping the child to flourish.

You on the other hand still won't say how you know your child is 6-10 years ahead, still haven't told me how you 4 year old is already meeting the age related curriculum demands of students 6-10 years ahead and insist on name calling people trolls and foil hat wearers and blabbering on like there is some conspiracy against bright children.

There's lots of us (parents of able children and teachers) on here who bend over backwards to share stories, advice and guidance and help people to get the support required for their child. You probably won't benefit from it because you're more focused on being told your paranoid conspiracy is true and your limited understanding of education and curriculum is right rather than listening to others.

Iamagreyhoundhearmeroar
Quite.
(I cross posted with you)

OP. Could your child write a GCSE English essay?

OP. Could your child write a GCSE English essay?

you are wasting your time asking, the OP is not prepared to give any examples of ways in which their child is ahead, probably because they are actually not ahead at all, and the OP doesn't want that to be pointed out.

I think OP, you need to enjoy your child, be glad that they are healthy, and stop thinking about academic potential.

As I have tried to get through to you many times before, some of my relatives are far more "gifted" than your child is likely to be, and have done absolutely fine, including having happy and successful family lives, simply attending normal school normally, and being treated as normal.

And I am talking about relatives who have saved thousands of lives finding cures for previously incurable diseases, and all sorts of things like that.

I agree claire.
For a start a 4 year old couldn't have the social or emotional maturity to properly deal with the main themes in a lot of GCSE texts.

The OP doesn't want to give any explanation of how their child is gifted and will insult anyone who asks them questions.

It's probably easier for someone to name change & write a reply like 'my child was your DC OP. It was hellish. We tried to put them in school but the teacher was so inadequate that they couldn't colour in the lines and my child was having to correct them on everything because they were teaching the wrong facts. When it came to reading, my DC had already done a critical theory view of War and Peace by 4 so you can imagine how out of their depth school were. They wouldn't admit it though because they are scared of bright children. In the end we sought legal advice and managed to crowdfund a place for DC to study at Harvard by distance learning and school have had to fund a professor from a local university to teach our DC. It was a slog at times and it's a battle trying to talk to so called professionals but we made it in the end. My child flexi schools for social reasons, sat their A Levels by 9 and are happily thriving in their Harvard online progranme. Don't be afraid to throw ypur weight around. Remember they aren't gods and they don't know your child.'

Noqont, how did you find a school that did flexi schooling and is it working?

I did look and could not find a school that did it. My main reasons were that I wanted dd to have the social side of school, but in the end I found home educating met her social needs. It would, however, be interesting to hear how things are on a path I did not take in the end.

My child was full time at school for some years, so I didn't actually set out to find a school that Flexi schooled. It is working though, it's absolutely perfect for us. Some of the subjects at school weren't working out for DC because of the way they were taught. So I put the idea to the school and although they'd never heard of the idea, they were receptive to it. There are schools across the country that do promote Flexi schooling though, I don't know where you are, but I have heard of some in Staffordshire, and south yorks that are very agreeable to this. It might be worth joining the Flexi schooling group on Facebook to see if there are any schools near you that will do it.

I'm glad it is working out for you. About 10 years ago, when I was looking, I don't think there was the same amount of information out there.

@Noqont can I ask how you Flexi school? Just in the morning, just in the afternoon, particular days, or something else? And how did you decide?

We do half the week, so one full day in school, three afternoons in school, and one day away completely. We fitted it round the timetable of things we wanted to keep at school and things we wanted to do at home. I just felt we could do some of the subjects better at home on a 1:1 basis, and so far it's working.

I wonder if your child can skip school. She can socialise with you. Try open university courses at home.

Op - answer the question, how has your child been assessed ?

Op, I can't help thinking after some ofthe things you have said about your child that they really will be better off in school.

It was you on a different thread that talked about "they like string theory, what other topics could i dangle in front of my child to see if they bite"

in the opening post, wasn't it? ( or words to that effect)

you must know dangling topics in front of a child to see if they bite is absolutely no way to go about educating a child at all,

and in the same thread you mentioned that your child has an island of ability in maths, but no scientific thinking skills, imagination or originality at all.

I think the very unusual way you talk about your child, the extremely uneven pattern of abilities you describe and the unrealistic expectations you have are all significant concerns.

I hope your child starts school full time this September, they really are going to be so much healthier and happier there.

I don't drink @RoboJesus. I'm very serious. The descriptions you give of your child and your interactions with them worry me.

Have you watched young sheldon ? - it's brilliantly funny.

He's in high school at age 9 and whilst he's excelling at the work he's still a little boy.

amazingpoddlehairdo yes. I like it but my kid hates it because it apparently doesn't match up with the original Sheldon's arc 😂

Are you having some sort of episode? Maybe you should contact your GP. Because your reactions and perceptions aren't normal. If you actually believe your warped version of reality that's scary

see, this is the sort of post that makes me quite alarmed for your child, you really don't seem to have much of a grasp of reality at all, or understand what is being said to you.

I hope your child starts full time school soon.
Do you have a lot of contact with friends and family in rel life, as in do you have a support network?

You let your four year old watch BBT and young Sheldon?

Um, inappropriate.

Anasnake that has been repeatedly established but I'm not going to go in to it again because you people never stop.

I wish this were true. I've read lots of your posts and never have I seen you actually say what assessments have been done by whom and what they showed. Your usual response is that you have already answered it and don't need to do so again. Why don't you just bite the bullet and tell us here even if you feel you have already said.

Yeah totally inappropriate to let your kids watch day time TV 😂

I must admit I am finding it difficult to believe a 4 year old deduced a proof for the cosine rule by themselves, as well as deducing a formula for the internal angles of a polygon, but what reason have you for lying? Then I remember, this is Mumsnet, where two year olds teach themselves to read and medical staff are constantly jaw-droppingly astounded by their ability. Anyone got a new-born able to recite Proust by clapping it in Morse code?

If your child says Sheldon doesn't follow the same arc, they must have watched BBT, which on dvd releases is rated 12 and 15.

And they're four?

I'm smelling bovine excrement.

MissMarplesKnitting
May I ask why a 4 yo can’t watch BBT or YS? My DC has been watching BBT since younger than 4. I am not saying DC understood any of it at the time but they liked it. Now DC is a little bit older, they really like YS. It is quite fun to watch actually.