Should gifted students be allowed to skip grades?

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I have known a few kids that have and it didn't turn out all that good. For one thing a lot of the time they are the smallest in their class, which yes will even out as they get older. Socially they had problems all the way through,and ended up resenting their parents for doing this.

Also you have to think about when they head to collage, they will be a lot younger (17) and might have problems dealing with all the pressure's you encounter.

" Sure, but-- I firmly believe that, in all but the most obviously bad home situations, teachers and parents should collaborate on each child's education--but that the parents should be the ones ultimately responsible for making any major decisions for their child. In some circumstances, skipping a grade may seem to be the best choice (it may seem better or more practical, for instance, than home-schooling and letting the child 'skip' at his own pace). No-one knows a child as well as his parents, and no-one is ultimately more resonsible for their well-being.

Schools may strongly recommend for or against skipping a grade, but I strongly believe that the final decision should be the parents' to make. That having been said-- One of my brothers and I both skipped a grade.My brother skipped the second grade; I skipped the first. In my brother's case, my family happened to move the summer after his second/third grade year.

Although he was an obviously bright kid, skipping the grade put him socially too far ahead.My parents were able to have him repeat the third grade at his new school without any of his classmates realizing. All went well. He's now in his late 40s and agrees that repeating the third grade put him with kids at his maturity level and thus was good for him.

He has always been a voracious reader, so he voluntarily kept himself "skipped ahead" in that way throughout his schooling. In my case, I guess because I was a girl (still am, too! ), the social issues didn't show up as fast.

I still recall being introduced to my second grade classmates a few weeks after school had begun, then walking to my seat at the back of the room with all these "scary big kids" staring at me as I passed. End of story--I wasn't picked on in any way. However, I never stopped feeling 'too young' throughout all my years of school.

I was shy anyhow, and being young made me feel different--I didn't care about boys or music on the radio, I couldn't get my driver's license when the others did, etc. A lot of my discomfort throughout school is, I know, due to personality issues unrelated to skipping a grade. None the less, it is undeniable that feeling too young was an issue for me. I must add this, however: I had a friend (as an adult) who had skipped not just one but two grades.

She was very grateful to have done that, too, because she felt both respected for her abilities and free to excel rather than to stagnate. My kids never had the ability/opportunity to skip a grade.In retrospect, I have to say that I'm glad: making the decision to skip (or not to skip! ) would have been a very tough one for me as their mother.

Tough or not, though, I still firmly believe that it should have been my decision to make, in strong consulation with the school. Pam_I_Am's Recommendations Princess Smartypants Amazon List Price: $6.99 Used from: $2.42 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 19 reviews) .

Hmmm That's a tough question. My dad skipped a grade at his one room school. He then went on to university and did poorly.

Mostly from social inexperience. I was the second youngest person in my class. I started school at 5 and probably would have done better if I had waited a year.

Academically I did ok, but the other kids were just more mature. They made more mature decisions socially. Not necessarily better decisions, just decisions that took into account a more mature social setting.(That might be clear as mud) Like being more considerate of other students' level of maturity.

Maybe this a one reason not to have grades (1,2,3 etc) and a plus for home schooling. Personally, I have no problem with skipping grades academically. But, my experience, says that social development is at least as important.

The AP programs help to address the academic issue. Perhaps "skipping grades" is a decision that should be made on an individual basis..

I have seen them do it... but socially and emotionally they are not ready to move on. I think just giving them more material not skipping grades is better.

Sure they should, as long as they are mature enough to handle the additional stress of being the youngest person in a class, and the social ostracation that comes with that. Schelli's Recommendations Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! Amazon List Price: $16.95 Used from: $2.49 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 2152 reviews) .

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