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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi
Is anybody have any idea whether Montgomery county allows grade skipping. My DD just started KG. She know everything and she is so bored. Can we skip her to Ist Grade?

I'll really appreciate any input in this matter [/quote]

I advise AGAINST it.  We skipped my daughter, who is now in 8th grade in a magnet MS.  She was very self-conscious about being the youngest and it was a source of stress.  It is one of my biggest regrets as a parent.

What is wrong with being bored?  As a gifted kid, it is something they are going to have to learn to handle.  Life is boring -- the sooner they learn that, the better prepared they will be.  So much of my time with my first child was making certain she was academically stimulated.  In retrospect, I should have used those years to have her do chores, learn how to cook and do laundry, learn organizational skills, deal with being frustrated.  I coddled her too much.

My home school suggested having my younger daughter skip from first to second and raised the issue again at the end of second grade.  We refused.  She is now in an HGC and thriving.  We used her time to teach her how to take out the trash, unload the dishwasher, clean her room, organize her stuff.

No matter how bright you are, you have to function in society.

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PP. Thannks for this.  I'm not OP, but your advice speaks to me, as I have a 4.5 year old who already is saying preschool is "too boring" and "I know everything already"  (I'm not sure she does, but that's another issue.)  I skipped a grade and think it probably wasn't the best thing.  I love your point about using the opportunity to teach them non-academic life skills.  So important, especially if it involves making something they can see the result of.[/quote]

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