Handwriting?

oh typing would definitely help. But it'll definitely set DD apart from the rest who do now type...not sure school is willing to do that. But it's worth asking about, I think in a month we'll get our first parent-teacher night with DDs mentor...

I think your first point is a good one, but of course one that teachers will say is why they should take points off...so the kid will continue to work on it... The second point makes me wonder if I should open up that discussion. I strongly believe academically and socially the best thing you can do is treat an accelerated child like his/her class mates. But motor skills, both gross and fine, are different. They cannot be 'forced', focussing on it will not make them develop much quicker: it just takes a LOT of practice and experience, something that does come with age... DDs old school was very firm in this matter: they strongly believed children should not start writing until they were 6 years old, before that they had to make big movements, circles, drawings, but not fine print. They said if you started practicing that too soon it would only give cramped up fingers and sloppy writing. They actually gave DD the opportunity to write as a kindergardener... But later on they focused on learning to write neatly as 'there's something you can still learn from us' kind of thing. That did not help DDs attitude/motivation at all!