I have never been so ready for Dermot's school to start. He only gets two months off, but he never wants to do anything during those months. I also come up with plans that just don't happen. I need to be more forceful and ignore his whining, but it's my summer break too.
Anyway, Dermot starts school on Wednesday, and because of all of the flooding out here, I start school on Tuesday. He'll be at his daycare on Tuesday, which will give all of us a break.
I'm excited for Dermot to start second grade. Every year I keep thinking, this will be the year where they get it. I sent off Dermot's test scores from the Gifted Child Clinic and all we got back was a "thank you" note from the principal. I did mention skipping a grade, but I knew that wasn't going to happen. The social scientist in me is so angry that educators don't make decisions based on research, but based on their gut feelings. What is the point of research, especially well-done research, if no one heeds it? But again, my self-righteousness is a common characteristic among gifted people. If grade skipping was so bad for kids, then why are thousands of kids skipped each year with minor problems? I'm sure it isn't for everyone, but if it was bad for everyone then it wouldn't be happening to several thousands of kids. My mom was skipped, I was skipped, my mom agreed to skip several children - all successfully - when she was principal, and everyone was fine.
Oh well, I will continue to advocate for Dermot in different ways. The saddest thing to me, is that it seems as if Dermot's curiosity has disappeared, and that kills me. He doesn't want to learn about anything anymore. He doesn't want to dig around on google or wikipedia to see how things work, or why things happen, or what has happened in the past. That to me was what was so beautiful about my childhood. There were so many things to learn and know. There still are. I don't know if Dermot just has the end of the summer blahs (which is what I am hoping for) or if it's something else. I guess only time will tell.
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