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[quote=Anonymous]For your child's sake don't do this. Social emotional issues will show up in middle school. I am gifted as are many of my relatives. I did not skip a grade and was a bit bored in class, but found ways to amuse myself and learn on my own. My brother and some of my cousins did skip. My brother was "popular", mainly because he was a huge jock and grew early (6'3" as an adult). He was totally immature in many ways until college, which eventually led to a severe depression. My cousins that skipped all had social-emotional issues; some were even labeled the "wierd" kid because it was hard to find things in common with highschoolers when they are 10. There is a ton of research about this based on the kids in my generation and before who did skip. That's why it's rare these days. Just find a good private school or extracurriculars that let your kid learn deeply while staying with their peers.[/quote]
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