Originally Posted by Quantum2003
My post is all over the place but many prior posters have raised interesting but unrelated points.

Don't worry; I get it, and I appreciate you synthesizing the disparate conversation strands in one post. smile

I completely agree that the notion of "grade equivalent" is an artificial one, particularly for high ability children studying in fields where there isn't a linear path of learning.

What is to give light must endure burning.