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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9355332/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/277710454_Effects_of_Academic_Acceleration_on_the_Social_and_Emotional_Lives_of_Gifted_Students
https://www.davidsongifted.org/gifted-blog/the-effects-of-acceleration-on-the-social-and-emotional-development-of-gifted-students/

The science is strongly in favor of acceleration for gifted students - in fact, it is the one evidence-based intervention for gifted kids with the strongest effect and most robust supporting research.

Her college years are likely to be similar to the middle and high school years of many others in terms of having lots of free time and no responsibilities, but will also be much, much more intellectually fulfilling and psychologically productive.

An accelerated student who's starting to struggle can always do what other struggling students do - use the resources provided by the school to struggling students. Even if they repeat a grade, they'll end up no worse off than they would have if they hadn't accelerated.[/quote]
This.  100%.  Acceleration may or may not be the best course for any particular gifted student, but it should be an option on the table that is fully considered.  In FCPS, it is not an option on the table.  Just as an example, my kid was tested at the beginning of 1st grade by the school math resource teacher.  She concluded that my kid knew 100% of the content through 4th grade math and should be skipped ahead 2 or 3 grade levels in math.  They didn't even test 5th grade and beyond content.  My kid also had a 155 WISC FRI (ceiling score) and iready scores off the charts.  Despite the fact that the principal and math resource teacher supported a large skip, Gatehouse only authorized a single year skip.  Eventually, my kid was skipped another year at the AAP center.  He had many years where he completely wasted his time in school math and didn't learn a thing.  He took Calculus in 8th grade, but probably could have taken it in 6th if not blocked by FCPS.  Is it a big deal that he had to waste so many years in math class?  Not really.  Was the whole thing pointless and stupid?  Definitely.  Is it an illustration that FCPS has no interest whatsoever in supporting gifted kids or being flexible in any way?  Certainly.

Had my kid struggled at any point along the way, it would have been much better to spend more time with the material giving him trouble than it would have to waste extra time on the material that he already mastered.  [/quote]

I am all for acceleration for some kids.  My kid skipped 2 grades in elementary school and further skipped 3 years ahead in math. Did really well in HS and went on to one of the top university and graduated in 3 years with a double major in CS and econ so he saved 3 years and is doing well on wall street making almost half a mil in his early 20s. [/quote]

13:06 PP here.  While my kid could have used another grade or two of math skipping, I'll admit that my kid would not have been a good candidate for anything more than a 1 year whole grade skip.  He's well placed with on grade level honors/AP humanities courses, and he would be eaten alive with the social aspect of radical acceleration.  Your kid and the 11 year old at TJ were great candidates for whole grade acceleration, and they're thriving.  This is why school systems need to be flexible in how they address outliers.  Apparently, Gainesville is flexible and responsive, while FCPS is rigid and unsupportive.  It still makes no sense that OP's kid, who was deemed ready for Algebra by her previous school system, wasn't even given a placement test or the chance to take Algebra in FCPS.  Why make a kid twiddle their thumbs for an entire year?
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