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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's only partially about a more challenging curriculum. It's also about being in class with kids who learn at the same pace and don't need as much repetition, so more of the curriculum can be covered in the same amount of time. Also, it's nice to be with kids who don't make fun of you for being smart and liking to read. 
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:roll:   Kids make fun of other kids for all kinds of things.  Yes, even in AAP.  [/quote]

Sure, but being made fun of for being smart can have a chilling effect on kids. Being with a peer group makes a big difference, and being able to learn at a faster pace with less repetition makes a huge difference to the kids that need it. 
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Second, first and kindergarteners made fun of your kid?[/quote]

Yes.  I would say that my DD was on the cusp of being bullied and certainly felt like an outcast.  She was reading chapter books and Harry Potter on her own when she started K.  In SACC, the older kids didn't want to play with a Kinder and the other Kindergarteners didn't want to play the same games she was interested in playing.  So, when she did play when them, she either always won (in strategic games) and they so they started to excluded her or they would make up games to play (everyone draw a picture and one kid is the "judge" - they always told my DD that she had the worst drawing and was horrible at drawing).  In class they didn't have anyone to pair her with for math games or LA games, so the asst teacher had to do them with her which made her feel like an outcast.

By 1st grade, the teacher was so frustrated with her that she spent most of the day in the "reading corner."

By 2nd, we were basically just biding time until she went to AAP and were hoping that it would be a better fit for her.

AAP has been a much better fit.  She came home telling us that there are kids that don't make fun of her for talking about the things she likes and they like some of the same things.  It was a relief for all of us.

So, yes, k, 1st, and 2nd graders can be mean and made fun of my kids.[/quote]

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