Is there something about 2nd grade and making things out of paper?! My 6 year old second grader is having a similar year. He was accelerated from Kindy to 1st grade last year. He is in the highest 2nd grade reading and math groups, and he s making straight A's despite bringing home Bs and Cs on tests (because he rushes through them). I worry about all the things listed in the article about what they won't learn...because I didn't learn most all of them until later. Some I am still working on!