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It's annoying constantly hearing that we parents push the school to accelerate little Johnny or Joan. Really? B/c with two "advanced" kids of my own, I can tell you that my children's teachers have chosen their math placement just like they have chosen their reading groups and homeroom teachers. Even when I worried about over-acceleration, our child showed what he could really do when his teachers challenged him. Do I want him to get into the MS magnet? Sure, b/c that's where he belongs given his strengths and what he loves. And it's likely his friends will be there. That's what's important at his age.  [/quote]

Agreed.  The school approached US about our daughter's math grade skip.   Ditto with our son -- I never asked for him to be skipped, the school looked at the data (the pre-assessment given in the beginning of the year) and started him in math 1 year ahead.   For both kids, their pre-tests showed that they already knew the upcoming year's material.  Why should they sit through a year of material they already know?  That's a recipe for disengagement and misbehavior due to boredom.  [/quote]

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