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[quote=Anonymous]Our son will be 17, turning 18 in April his freshman year of college. He’s very smart but not as mature and intrinsically motivated as we’d like him to be. DH and I think a gap year would benefit him immensely but he isn’t on board. He doesn’t want to fall behind his peers. I’d give almost anything to go back and demand differentiation instead of promoting to the next grade when he was ahead of his classmates. We didn’t really see the issues we’re noticing now until high school, when it was too late to do anything within the school system. We went to college with a guy who started college at 15 or so. Mature isn’t exactly the best word to describe him, but he was very emotionally intelligent and socially aware. He excelled as much because of his social skills as his intelligence. Sometimes skipping ahead works, sometimes it doesn’t. Good luck. [/quote]
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