I have read that it is now considered the very intelligent seem to have bi polar issues. That could lead to a lot of medical problems. The school kept insisting that my DD was gifted and would benefit in the advanced classes. I spent several days in her class and it didn't take me long to figure out she was normal, the other kids that were left, not recommended for the gifted classes, were...well, not very inclined to learning but not dumb by any means. I had her IQ tested and she was above normal for her age but nowhere gifted like you would think the gifted classes catered too. I kept her in the regular classes. I would rather she excel in normal then be average in gifted. She always got A's in her work in regular classes and breezed through school with a very coveted scholarship to show for it. I think sometimes a parent has to step back and see the whole picture about the gifted or advanced school programs and the advantage or disadvantages it offers.