But I ignored what Grinity said in my post, above.
I guess I am not as self confident as I thought, because as I read your plain-speak, "it is time to grade skip" talk, it made me immediately think of all of the potential problems with it.
I know, everyone here has been through it, and yes, underachievement is a real problem with DD9, but I really have to sit on that one.
Thanks, Grinity.