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[quote=Anonymous]I had this kid. He is now in college. And no, I didn’t skip. And am grateful.  He went through FCPS AAP and TJ, and was plenty challenged— especially by HS. But even before then, he had social skills to work on and in MS executive functioning became a huge issue.  From an EF, adulting and generally making good decision, he’s done very well in college, but he just wasn’t ready a year earlier.

Remember boys are behind girls anyway in EF, and the difference between anA and a C in some MS and HS classes is reading directions, using class time and turning in the work.

With a library card and JHU CTY and AOPS and a Russian math and a chess class or musical instrument or nature camp, you can supplement the academics at home. If your kid doesn’t have the EF and social skills to start MS and HS, that’s much, much harder to deal with then supplementing.

Also, if. You are in the DMV, realize it’s not uncommon for a UMC kid to be a couple grades above in academic content. [/quote]

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