...I brought up the idea of a single-year skip with DH, and he may be amenable to that.
Does that sentiment improve at all after the skip because the work is harder?
Guess it matters whether the skip was enough of a skip.
Every kid is individual, and so is every school and every bunch of kids in each grade....so it's too soon to know what the final answer will be, and if the tradeoff are worth it until you monitor each step of the way. Some kids are happy with a single skip and some subject accelerations in particular subjects or outside mentoring in a single subject. This idea is to get started in the nescessary direction and keep flexible.
Even though Math and Science is what he is complaining about, having classmates who can get his jokes or play games at his level might go a long way towards soothing his will to complain. Or not. But the older his classmates are, the more likelyhood that the teacher or a specialist can create a flexible group to do special projects from time to time. Rule of thumb is that differentiation works when the child's level is within 3 grade levels of the classroom average.
My son just liked being treated the way it's natural for teachers to treat older kids.
smiles,
Grinity
