Wow, master of none! I very much enjoyed your rant, and I agree with it all. You have too much for me to respond to on my phone, but I definitely believe my son will do very well with a skip. It is, after all, only one year. I am also hoping that he will have acceleration in maths. My son is very mature, but a little standoff-ish with age peers. I love what you quoted about adults being friends with kids: why would a child with a nine year old mind want to be friends with a child with a year old mind?
And what you wrote about holding a child back, that is exactly what my mum said to me: are they going to fail him this year if he doesn't "grow up"? It is ridiculous. I would love to email the principal some links of the social benefits of skipping, particularly if they are imagining his lack of social skills.
