Schools/programs for gifted children (Cincinnati: middle school, taxes, live in)

[Maximmmm]

Quite honestly, gifted is what you make it. (speaking from a "gifted student")

You also have to figure out what in what area your child is gifted. If it is the arts and writing the School for Creative and Performing arts is top notched.

Most of your school districts both large and small will have gifted programs. THere are also many private schools that cater to very bright childre. It all depends on how much you want to pay.

The Covington Latin School will have your children graduating before they are 17. Your children must test to attend.

There are plenty of options here.

[jamesover]

All,
I would highly recommend using the SuperSaturday.org website and parent network to assist you with these issues. I'm the father of 3 gifted children and have learned a great deal through the SuperSaturday group. Hope this helps!

[chartbury]

If you go on greatschools.net you will see how many children in a district are classified as "gifted."

Some 60 percent of students in Indian Hill Schools are "gifted" -- amongst the highest in the state. If you want your children to be stimulated and within a school that's used to teaching high-caliber kids, you might want to visit.

Good luck!

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by chartbury

If you go on greatschools.net you will see how many children in a district are classified as "gifted."

Some 60 percent of students in Indian Hill Schools are "gifted" -- amongst the highest in the state. If you want your children to be stimulated and within a school that's used to teaching high-caliber kids, you might want to visit.

Good luck!

That's it? Just a mere 60%? Obviously, we need to re-define the definition of gifted to include more students.

[nico7]

Originally Posted by Mircea

That's it? Just a mere 60%? Obviously, we need to re-define the definition of gifted to include more students.

Indian Hill is where the gifted kids have financially-gifted parents. You can imagine the pressure on the school system and the kids to perform. How shockingly horrible if Bob the billionaire has a child who is "not gifted."

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by nico7

Indian Hill is where the gifted kids have financially-gifted parents. You can imagine the pressure on the school system and the kids to perform. How shockingly horrible if Bob the billionaire has a child who is "not gifted."

Exactly.

When I was school, TAG kids were doing calculus and physics in the 6th or 7th grades and reading above level 14 on the Slosson/FROG scale. You're talking about maybe 1% to 2% of any given student body.

When I was student teaching, I made some comment that the TAG kids in the senior class were using the same textbook as the 8th graders at Our Lady of Visitation and got screamed at for it.

For 95% of the talented and gifted students their gift is having really pushy parents.

[chartbury]

I don't think Bob the Billionaire sends his kids to the local public school! His kids are away at boarding school or at Country Day or Seven Hills at the least!

As for the comment:

"For 95% of the talented and gifted students their gift is having really pushy parents."

Ouch!

[ABCXYZ]

I prefer the system Kansas incorporated for gifted. Only the top 3% of children from any school system can be placed in gifted! So, Indian Hill would be capped at 3% just like Cincinnati. Of course private schools don't have to recognize the gifted identification. Since no federal definition of gifted exists, each state (37 of them who chose to identify gifted) sets its own definition. In Virginia, each county can establish criteria and each county does. So in Virginia you have some very diverse groups among the gifted.

[mathandscifi]

I am a student at Schilling School for Gifted Children. I highly recommend it based on the following reasons. Schilling is a relatively small school (50 students in grades K-12). Its social environment is very accepting, with no one picked on because of clothes, size, religion, etc. It is very diverse with Christians (from Baptist to Mormon), Atheists, and Agnostics (there have been some Jewish students in the past) and other faiths. The quality of education is very good, (I have learned more this year in schilling than in the last three years of my education combined). My personal fave about the school is the administration. They are very flexible. For example, one student had lived in China for the last several years. He entered Schilling this year, and was quite a bit behind in math (he knew Algebra one and was a sophomore, I am in Calculus and am a freshman) however, he was quite advanced in other subjects such as History and Language, having lived in several foreign countries. As such, instead of making him do level one subjects in areas other than math, where he was already quite experienced, the administration allowed him to study each subject at the level he was in that subject. The teachers are experts in the fields which they are teaching. For example, the advanced science/math teacher, Dr. Frank holds a PhD in Surface Analytical Chemistry, and has published cover articles in Science and Naturwissenshaften, which are some of the most respected science journals in the world. The art teacher is a professional artist who teaches at Schilling as well as his job as an artist. Overall, I highly recommend The Schilling School for Gifted Children. Please spend a day visiting. It will not be wasted, I promise you that.

[binderk]

My grandson was also tested as gifted at a early age and public school in this area was not even an option. My daughter has stressed out for years trying to find somewhere suitable to send him. He is currently taking classes at the Leaves of Learning facility in Loveland. They have great programs that really keep his interest and the teachers are excellent. The Shilling School looked fantastic but was too costly for her and was too far to drive daily. The places to send your gifted child is so very limited in this area (Northern Kentucky/ Greater Cincinnati) that trying to help someone thinking of moving here is difficult at best. Several families in the area home school. Where is a gifted school in Ft. Thomas?