Child's head is already HUGE - could do without all the "I'm a genius now so I don't have to tidy my room" shizzle :laugh:
I'm sure you'll have her keep a level head on her shoulders. Even advanced children have to keep a room tidy.:wink: If she does start taking science GCSEs early, make sure you're there for her. It can be a pretty weird experience depending on how the school handles it.
Taking GCSEs early though can be a good thing. At least you get another shot at it if you don't get the grades you want and more time to study for GCSEs taken at the normal time. Good luck to her if she does take science early.
I remember when I was doing a few of mine in year 9 and there were others taking early GCSEs with me. One was a nutty fruitcake type of natural genius who studied Latin and pure maths at A-level for fun, so he made the lessons more
interesting with games like memorising Pi to as many decimal places as we could or reciting passages from the Bible and then guessing exactly which section of the Bible they came from, right down to the chapter and verse number. One day, we decided to talk in a mixture of languages to block the teacher out of our conversation. :laugh: Those were some fun but weird times.
That leads me on to my current thought after working with some advanced children today: I don't think the school
considers the child's feelings on matters like these and only think of making themselves look good. They're 7 years old and split off from their peers. It's detrimental for a child to be cut off like that. At 7, they should be learning social skills and making friends. Advanced classes should come later, unless they want a bunch of emotionally and socially stunted children. I've already got one girl in the group terrified of making even a single mistake in her work. :facepalm:
The academy I attended was very good at self-aggrandisement at the cost of pupils social, personal and emotional development. All they wanted were pupils taking advanced lessons, taking exams years early, attending the gifted and talented academy and then on to either Oxford or Cambridge. I was like a conveyor belt factory for grades in a quest to get even more parents bankrolling them and even more awards from the government. They certainly succeeded in achieving that goal. :vomit:
Then they'd take the credit for it while ignoring the fact that pupils being naturally bright and from advantaged backgrounds had everything to do with the success. :shifty:
And now I'm rambling, and just typing as I'm thinking. I'll stop now:laugh: