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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some people say that it gives the child one less year to work and earn money - it leaves them at a disadvantage. [/quote]

But someone who does better in school will go to a more prestigious university and get a higher-paying job. In the long-run, someone who starts a prestigious career at 22 is going to be much better off financially than someone who starts a mediocre career at 21.[/quote].

Do they really do better in school? They probably do better in elementary school.[/quote]

Doing better in elementary makes it a lot easier to do better in middle school and high school. Why would any parent lift a finger to help their child in elementary if it weren't going to make a difference in the long-run? Elementary schoolers who get into gifted programs are going to have a much easier time acquiring the skills they need to excel in secondary school. Another thing to remember is that colleges don't just look at grades; they look at the difficulty of classes. Elementary performance usually determines what math-track a child will be on all the way through high school, as well as honors placement. Being successful early makes a lot easier to be successful later.[/quote]

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