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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. Please don’t push these kids ahead. If they’re not suffering socially now they will be. Of course there are outliers, but in general people let their egos get the best of them and these kids are stuck taking awful math classes they hate in high school. It’s easy to push kids ahead when they’re young and people mistake this fun party trick for doing what’s “best” for their kid. My daughter is at a better college than many of her peers who were pushed ahead. Being well-rounded makes for a much better long-term outcome. [/quote] We didn't push ours, but they suffered socially anyway. They just don't talk about the same things as other kids. They stand out as different. There's really no way to avoid that. First time mine attended a camp for gifted kids, he finally felt "normal" because other kids were happy and excited to talk about the same things. It was like coming home from a foreign country.[/quote]
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