Maybe not technically a genius, but I know Rachel is pretty darn smart. As I have told some of my friends, she is a frightening child — the depth of her thinking is not typical of her age. That I knew.
She used to repeat back the addition tables when I would drill Sarah. I thought she had a good memory, was an excellent parrot.
Truth is — she actually understood what she was saying. She liked math, enjoyed adding the numbers.
The other day she brought home a request from the school that she join the advanced math class. Totally floored me. I didn’t think they had advanced math in 1st grade. They do now, and my scary smart kid is right there.
The Girl’s a Genius
That is so cool!! Heather runs along the same lines… says things that show thought processes that way more advanced than you’d expect for a 2 year old.
That is so cool!! Heather runs along the same lines… says things that show thought processes that way more advanced than you’d expect for a 2 year old.
Wow! I didn’t know they had advanced math classes for 6-year-olds either!
Wow! I didn’t know they had advanced math classes for 6-year-olds either!
Hey, that’s wonderful! If it’s like my kids’ school. they don’t really have advanced math class for first grade, but they may put her in with second graders for math instruction. That way they can move kids up and down according to their abilities without hiring more teachers.
Hey, that’s wonderful! If it’s like my kids’ school. they don’t really have advanced math class for first grade, but they may put her in with second graders for math instruction. That way they can move kids up and down according to their abilities without hiring more teachers.