I love these responses, they are reminding me of why I am letting me DDs skip a grade next year.
I was bored s a kid and never studied, but my parents wouldn't "push" or allow me to go ahead. Both of my parents had skipped a grade plus entered early, so they both graduated high school at 16 (this was in the late 1940's). They both regretted being so young at graduation so they never allowed me to skip. I felt pretty lost since the schoolwork and projects were never engaging.