I once wondered what my kid’s gpa would have been if his HS weighted grades. Retired to Florida and wonder how val/sals can get 8.+ gpa’s at some schools in the county while others have only a 5.+. Obviously some schools offer more honors/AP/IB classes. It would be interesting to see unweighted gpa’s to see how well the students did in those classes. Oh, and after the first three semesters of HS my son’s perfect gpa went down- gotta love those boys’ teen years.
I have noticed that most parents on CC have bright kids but few are parenting truly gifted kids. These kids ARE different, as quoted by a known in the GT world person years ago. So, what works for most top students is not what works for the top one (or even greater) percent. It is difficult to find others with similar parenting experiences. But- we do exist here on CC and support every child allowed to maximize his/her potential. You cannot let majority opinions guide you in your special case.