Schools for little Ainsteins

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Are there special primary schools for childern with High IQ? Does anyone know what are my options about a child with high IQ?

I used to have a teacher called mr Ainstein.

My nephew is quite bright. He's 6yo and doing Yr 5 and 6 maths. If you ask him a random maths question like what's 2817 x 6 he can tell you within 30 seconds and without using his fingers or writing anything.

He manages ok in a normal village primary. They give him extra/extended work from the rest of the class.

Just to offer a different perspective, it seems quite clear from the OP that she's not a native speaker, so maybe you could all relax a bit about the spelling mistakes. And in quite a few countries (including the US) you would have special schools for high IQ children, so it's not such a crazy question for someone who is not familiar with the system. British schools are quite good at individualising school work and giving children differentiated tasks, whereas in most countries you would still find that all children in a classroom have to do the same work, which is why in those cases it can be easier to teach high IQ children separately.

sanam

you have to admit it's funny though.

and the if it had been me I would've been back by now to post Oops or something.....
but not a peep.

noone is being horrible, you can relax too!

oops

I made a mistake.

no the is necessary in my first sentence in my pp.

see? easy enough!

I meant iny second sentence.

even better!

*in my

this thread is cursed!

I am late, but lol!

Which part of the UK is the OP? There are plenty of highly selective primaries if you are prepared to pay, particularly near London.

The other people on this thread are right that state schools for gifted chidlren do not exist at primary level.

Saith Ken
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Knaitsbridge
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somewhere naice

Plenty of schools extend children- it really depends on the area one is in (as do most things, sadly!)

Some children with very high IQs need rounding out though, broadening their education, not just extending it academically! You need to match the school to the child.

Awww...be gentle . There are public (state) schools for gifted children where I live, so not a completely out-there question. And if OP's first language is not English....

in what language Einstein is spellt as Ainstein?

I am curious.

you see I got that wrong.

I am actually not English, so I make mistakes at times.

We've all made typographic errors, Zing. I give you VAGINE as an example .

if I had typed Ainstein the second post would have been

"fuck, what just happened? Obviously I meant Einstein! "

I don't think I have seen the OP since - though I'm only skimming this thread.

nuff said

depends on the iq. and tested profile
depends on the child
depends on the school.

the higher the iq the more difficult it is to get a proper fit in the subjects that the child most excels in. there is benefit from children learning other skills though, eg music, art, pe, topic work, subjects they are not so advanced in... you may be told that the school has many bright children... (not necessily true though if you have a child at say 99.99+ on the percentiles 150+ iq )

some children with high iq can be adequately stretched out of school, or sideways in school and do well in school even though the education is not always challenging for all areas.

some schools do really well at finding solutions and providing differentiated work, some don't. don't get me started on everysodding book in the sodding reading scheme rant

now you are just being rude to me.

mission accomplished?

does it occur to you that maybe it was not a genuine mistake? hmmm?

do think about that.

don't patronize me

Ladeeez puleeez. Play naice.