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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Generally done by awful people. [/quote]

The truly awful people are those who have a precocious 4 year old with a December birthday who insist that their child is so much more advanced than any other 4 year old that they must be moved ahead. The child is usually an only child who has strong verbal skills from having only spoken with adults but zero social skills and no idea how to respond when another 4 year old takes their crayon since they haven’t experienced that horror in their curated play group. These kids will be a total mess by the end of elementary school.[/quote]

You mean my child, who had an early fall birthday and in HS is doing great, all A's, Algebra starting in 6th, etc.  Sorry to break it to you, some kids especially with the support of their parents can succeed and because those parents are invested in them, they thrive.  It's easy to give up and hold the kid back, it's far harder to get them the supports they need to be successful.  And, any decent paren too an only smart child will have them in a good preschool that prepares them academically and not a curated play group or play based program.[/quote]

Early fall is not the same as December but I’m sure your only child is very special. Algebra in 6th grade is key, there is no time to do math later in life they must be the most accelerated 10 year old in school. My observation is that this type of kid has trouble socially by that age, however advanced and accelerated you may have pushed them to be.[/quote]

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