tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454293479844700053.post2073272990250047667..comments2023-05-06T04:43:45.233-05:00Comments on K&the3ds: Skip, skip, skip to my LouKristenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15786263277106788294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454293479844700053.post-1338333075451501342009-03-31T10:12:00.000-05:002009-03-31T10:12:00.000-05:00The guys I know who made the jump fared worse than...The guys I know who made the jump fared worse than the girls--socially, not academically. I was technically a year ahead, but mom did that before first grade (i skipped kindergarten) so i never really noticed it. I could have skipped another grade, still been at the top academically, and still an outcast socially. I actually hung out with the people in the grade ahead of me my whole time in school even though I was always the youngest person in my class..<BR/><BR/>But ... there is nothing more destructive than a bored gifted kid, and I'll do almost anything to avoid my kid being That One. (Actually, I'm having that issue with the Boy right now ... sigh.) I don't know if I'd skip a grade, though. <BR/><BR/>good luck figuring it out.LisaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08891381138208838189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454293479844700053.post-88665999265037160512009-03-27T11:57:00.000-05:002009-03-27T11:57:00.000-05:00I went from the middle of first to the middle of s...I went from the middle of first to the middle of second--we also moved over that Christmas, so it was going to be a change either way.<BR/><BR/>Reading: I was so on top of everything. And every task that had anything to do with reading, art, or writing.<BR/><BR/>Math: it took me until 7th grade to catch up to speed completely. I did ok--Bs, mostly--but I sometimes had no clue. PErhaps this would have been true either way.<BR/><BR/>Socially: I was a social moron until at least 5th grade. And since then, I've been ok.<BR/><BR/>But this was back in the day when "gifted and talented" meant "savant" instead of just really advanced academically. I would have been bored if I'd stayed in my class, and that would have eventually led to behavior problems.Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-454293479844700053.post-65983693075617079342009-03-27T00:01:00.000-05:002009-03-27T00:01:00.000-05:00My sister Maggie made that same skip. I'll ask, b...My sister Maggie made that same skip. I'll ask, but as far as I've ever known, it didn't phase her a bit. There is that bit though about girls maturing faster than boys. I think you're right about doing it earlier rather than later if you're going to do it. The less the kids know/feel about what skipping a grade really means, the less of an effect it can have on their ego/personality.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com