Skipped a grade. What to do now?

[Anonymous]

OP here. I like the idea of a gap year before college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify the situation?

By skipping ahead “due to overseas move” do you mean you just returned to US and skipped him a grade? Or you moved overseas and he is in another country now in the skipped grade?

OP. We moved abroad from the US.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you clarify the situation?

By skipping ahead “due to overseas move” do you mean you just returned to US and skipped him a grade? Or you moved overseas and he is in another country now in the skipped grade?

OP. We moved abroad from the US.

Oh, well in this case, I don think it matters, assuming you will move back to US before kid graduates. It would be easy to put them in either grade when you return.

[Anonymous]

We know several families like this. Do nothing.
Enjoy the extra special child.
They can take a gap year at some point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I like the idea of a gap year before college.

By the time a gap year is relevant, it'll be your child making decisions, not you.

If what you're doing now is working, keep doing it. When it stops working, you can reassess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why does it matter if you are abroad now

The potential social issues are the same everywhere.

The social issues don’t start to matter until middle school. OP will likely be back in US by then. Kid is only 6 now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I skipped a grade and have a late birthday but ultimately turned out fine (I think 😆) but I would be mindful of a few things. Puberty wasn't a big thing because nobody was paying that close attention and as others mentioned there was a wide range for when it started. It helped that I was significantly taller and more athletic for my age and was able to still excel as a younger player. However, if I would have stayed in my original grade I undoubtedly would have a much more successful high school and colllegiate athletic career.

There were some social concerns though. I was often unable to do certain somethings with most of my classmates. Once kids started getting drivers licenses, I was obviously behind and it was a bit frustrating. I spent my entire freshman year of college as a 17 year old so I couldn't go to any of the places my classmates hung out. That was a big deal. Same thing with the fact that I didn't turn 21 until after college graduation. I still have good friends from those days, but I had quite a bit of angst from always feeling a little like an outsider. In hindsight, I was a depressed teenager and young adult so I would be mindful of your sons mood and social opportunities.

This isn't exactly a ringing endorsement for skipping a grade. I don't get the hurry, there is no special prize for graduating young.

PP and I didn't mean it as a ringing endorsement. It is different for girls and boys (I'm a guy that does) and I think it's more difficult for guys. The kid will ultimately be fine but I wouldn't let my child skip a grade

[Anonymous]

Get ready for 4 years of "my kid would have won that award / qualified for that sport / got admitted to that program / college if he hadn't skipped a grade".

Would have been better to move to a better school zone or go private. The only people who should skip a grade are people who are at the top of the new grade. Being young adds handicaps.

[Anonymous]

OP if your kid is in school in a foreign country, ask advice there, not here!

We can help you when you move back to DMV

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Get ready for 4 years of "my kid would have won that award / qualified for that sport / got admitted to that program / college if he hadn't skipped a grade".

Would have been better to move to a better school zone or go private. The only people who should skip a grade are people who are at the top of the new grade. Being young adds handicaps.

Did you even read the post or just go straight to commenting about the evils of skipping a grade? The child is 6 and skipped a grade because they moved overseas. It’ll most likely sort itself out when the OP moves back to the states and they can decide what would be best then.