How hard is it skip a grade in PGCPS?

[Anonymous]

I don't have a kid in the district, but soon will. Just wondering if anyone has gone through grade skipping before and has insight.

[Anonymous]

I think it completely depends on the Principal at the individual school. I know a couple of kids who have done it and it seemed pretty straight forward. Those children had super high IQ scores and although they did well academically in the higher grade they had a really hard time adjusting. I know a couple of kids whose parents asked about it and they were counseled against it because of social issues. Some schools pull high achieving kids out of their grade to do math and reading with a higher grade classroom and then the kids go back to their peer group for things like health, social studies and Specials.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it completely depends on the Principal at the individual school. I know a couple of kids who have done it and it seemed pretty straight forward. Those children had super high IQ scores and although they did well academically in the higher grade they had a really hard time adjusting. I know a couple of kids whose parents asked about it and they were counseled against it because of social issues. Some schools pull high achieving kids out of their grade to do math and reading with a higher grade classroom and then the kids go back to their peer group for things like health, social studies and Specials.

This is exactly what my child who is in Kindergarten does. She goes to 1st grade for Reading and Math. She returns to Kindergarten for Social Studies and Science. At the beginning of the school year when everyone is tested. Her Reading and Math levels were leveled at the end of 1st grade scores. I did not want her to skip Kindergarten for maturity and social reasons. It's definitely something I am going to think about as she gets older. Her maturity level has increased greatly. Just worry about her being 10 in middle school for example.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it completely depends on the Principal at the individual school. I know a couple of kids who have done it and it seemed pretty straight forward. Those children had super high IQ scores and although they did well academically in the higher grade they had a really hard time adjusting. I know a couple of kids whose parents asked about it and they were counseled against it because of social issues. Some schools pull high achieving kids out of their grade to do math and reading with a higher grade classroom and then the kids go back to their peer group for things like health, social studies and Specials.

This is exactly what my child who is in Kindergarten does. She goes to 1st grade for Reading and Math. She returns to Kindergarten for Social Studies and Science. At the beginning of the school year when everyone is tested. Her Reading and Math levels were leveled at the end of 1st grade scores. I did not want her to skip Kindergarten for maturity and social reasons. It's definitely something I am going to think about as she gets older. Her maturity level has increased greatly. Just worry about her being 10 in middle school for example.

I did not know that PGCPS allowed this. It's very good to know.

[Anonymous]

The easiest way to skip a grade in public school is to move into private, test up and finish the grade then move back into public.

We only did this because we moved from one coast to the other, but would not have been able to swing it any other way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it completely depends on the Principal at the individual school. I know a couple of kids who have done it and it seemed pretty straight forward. Those children had super high IQ scores and although they did well academically in the higher grade they had a really hard time adjusting. I know a couple of kids whose parents asked about it and they were counseled against it because of social issues. Some schools pull high achieving kids out of their grade to do math and reading with a higher grade classroom and then the kids go back to their peer group for things like health, social studies and Specials.

This is exactly what my child who is in Kindergarten does. She goes to 1st grade for Reading and Math. She returns to Kindergarten for Social Studies and Science. At the beginning of the school year when everyone is tested. Her Reading and Math levels were leveled at the end of 1st grade scores. I did not want her to skip Kindergarten for maturity and social reasons. It's definitely something I am going to think about as she gets older. Her maturity level has increased greatly. Just worry about her being 10 in middle school for example.

You are doing your child a real service by allowing her to be her age and attend school with age peers. Good for your school for giving her reading and math opportunities. So many parents make the mistake of pushing their children ahead without understanding the costs. Smart 5 year olds are still 5. And there are lots of smart 5 year olds. Good luck to you and your daughter. You're already making wise choices for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think it completely depends on the Principal at the individual school. I know a couple of kids who have done it and it seemed pretty straight forward. Those children had super high IQ scores and although they did well academically in the higher grade they had a really hard time adjusting. I know a couple of kids whose parents asked about it and they were counseled against it because of social issues. Some schools pull high achieving kids out of their grade to do math and reading with a higher grade classroom and then the kids go back to their peer group for things like health, social studies and Specials.

This is exactly what my child who is in Kindergarten does. She goes to 1st grade for Reading and Math. She returns to Kindergarten for Social Studies and Science. At the beginning of the school year when everyone is tested. Her Reading and Math levels were leveled at the end of 1st grade scores. I did not want her to skip Kindergarten for maturity and social reasons. It's definitely something I am going to think about as she gets older. Her maturity level has increased greatly. Just worry about her being 10 in middle school for example.

You are doing your child a real service by allowing her to be her age and attend school with age peers. Good for your school for giving her reading and math opportunities. So many parents make the mistake of pushing their children ahead without understanding the costs. Smart 5 year olds are still 5. And there are lots of smart 5 year olds. Good luck to you and your daughter. You're already making wise choices for her.

The studies actually show simething different.

"Research on the effects of grade skipping tells a different story. In spite of the concerns expressed by educators, studies show that carefully selected students who skip grades do as well as or better than their new peers in all areas of achievement. Nor have researchers discovered any link between acceleration and social or emotional difficulties."

http://education.jhu.edu/PD/newhorizons/Exceptional%20Learners/Gifted%20Learners/Articles%20-%20Gifted%20Learners/acceleration_question.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
You are doing your child a real service by allowing her to be her age and attend school with age peers. Good for your school for giving her reading and math opportunities. So many parents make the mistake of pushing their children ahead without understanding the costs. Smart 5 year olds are still 5. And there are lots of smart 5 year olds. Good luck to you and your daughter. You're already making wise choices for her.

It's always good to know what you're talking about before posting: https://www.nagc.org/resources-publications/gifted-education-practices/acceleration
Lots of research shows that, for the right kids in the right scenarios, acceleration is a great thing.

It sounds like that poster is in a great situation and has no need to change anything, but that doesn't mean that moving kids up is always, or even often, a mistake.

[Anonymous]

Simple. Ask any black kid who has graduated how many grades they skipped just to get rid of them.

Established fact, not a rant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Established fact, not a rant.

And not helpful in anyway.