Play and Learn and Dazed and Confused,
I get what you are saying and we will need more than just the skip.
However, when I saw that the K class learns the word "the" and such and at least the first graders are reading books, we thought it would be a step towards a better situation. Another example, learning to count to 100 vs. starting real math using Smartboards and other games, it was obvious which would be better. Not perfect, but better.
For DD9 some of the skip has to do with putting her in a situation where there are more stimulating kids (it is a small school so we know everyone) and where they are treated more like middle schoolers. They are given work for the week and much is self-paced, so she can race ahead and then read something she likes.
So, each school situation might provide different positives with a skip.
