Anyone's child skip a grade?

[Anonymous]

Do schools do this anymore, what are the parameters? Never hear about these situations lately, when I was young (45 now) I had two kids in my neighborhood jump a grade.

[Anonymous]

The only time I've heard of it happening is In kindergarten and then it happens within the first few weeks of school.m sometimes kids won't be admitted early and parents do private kindergarten. Then the next year, the kid gets enrolled in public kindergarten because he/she is not old enough for direct first grade admission. (in MCPS admission on grade level after a move from private school does not start until second grade). From what I hear, kids are given above grade level and offered classes at a younger level (algebra and foreign language in sixth instead of seventh and above level reading anfpd math come to mind), but are not moved ahead. But, that's just what I hear in my kids' school experience. Conversely,kids aren't held back either except in exceed ly rare occasions.

[Anonymous]

I skipped (am in my 40s now) and it was awful. I would never have my child skip unless there was absolutely no other choice.

[Anonymous]

My brother skipped a grade and it was horrible - he was socially immature and a lot smaller than the other boys (which mattered for sports). I graduated early and was happy with that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother skipped a grade and it was horrible - he was socially immature and a lot smaller than the other boys (which mattered for sports). I graduated early and was happy with that.

I should say we are in our 20s.

[Anonymous]

I am 35 -- skipped 3rd grade but that was mostly because the school system at the time had three K-3 schools and then was all together 4-12 and I had run out of things to study at my primary school.

So my experience was pretty easy since I was going to a new school. I wasn't very athletic anyway so that didn't matter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I skipped (am in my 40s now) and it was awful. I would never have my child skip unless there was absolutely no other choice.

Me too

[Anonymous]

My parents chose not to skip me despite requests by the school to do so. I was bored in school but honestly I don't think I would really have been any less bored one grade up as I was academically many years above grade level.

In the end I am glad they didn't. I chose in middle school to opt out of gifted and talented programs and did all my education in regular public school classes (in a rural area).

I loved the social part of school and being with my friends. School was very easy for me and I really had no desire to be challenged. I was busy outside of school with all kinds of activities so I had a good balance in life. I don't think it hurt me either - sailed through college and grad school without any issues. I don't think skipping would have changed the path I took and it would have taken me away from friends and made me the 'smart' kid and I had zero desire to have that as my identity. I wouldn't have my child skip.

[Anonymous]

Skipping was common in the '30s . No gifted programs, and classes were (at least in NYC) full of age peers who had also skipped.
Way less common now, and there are many disadvantages when not with age peers.

[Anonymous]

So I guess no one's child skipped a grade, as OP asked?

[Anonymous]

My 11yo DD skipped kindergarten. Her birthday is at the beginning of October so she wasn't that far from the cut off. She went to one of the Highly Gifted Centers and is now at a Magnet. She didn't try kindergarten at all. I discussed it with the principal and he agreed that a K classroom would not be a good fit. There have been some minor social issues, compounded by the fact that we've found the students at the HGC's and the Magnets tend to be older. One of her classmates is turning 13 in two weeks!

[Anonymous]

My ds skipped 2nd grade.

[Anonymous]

From what I hear you did not skip a grade, you made plans to complete 2 grades in one year.

[Anonymous]

I have 2 friends who have sons who skipped grades (currently in college). Both friends regret the decision. Although their sons where more than capable of above grade work and could have skipped more than one grade, the social implications were devastating for their sons. In retrospect they (and their sons) think it was a bad idea. We had the opportunity to advance our son at K and decided not to because he was socially immature. He is bored at school and we have had to find outside interests to challenge him, but he could not function well socially then (or now, for that matter) with an older group of kids.

[Anonymous]

I have seen one case of it with a kid that was smart but socially pretty behind it did not help that child. He did not benefit academically because he just had so many social issues. Frankly if you have a kid that advanced they may need the social skills more than the education. It is a tough balancing act.