Ds skipped 6th grade to enter 7th this fall. He turned 12 in September.
We're hesitant to accelerate him another grade as he breezed into middle school fairly seamlessly. He made friends quickly and even though they aren't quite like his gifted friends at the elementary school, he's dealing.
He's 105th percentile for height and weight so he's taller & stronger than a lot of the 7th grade boys. No one would've known he was a year younger, but a former classmate ratted him out in his P.E. class.
We live in a rural area between two small towns. Our kids attended a very small elementary school closer to the city. It was a mostly great experience, but the kids there tend to be socially delayed (in a good way) when compared to their small town counterparts. Going to middle school is a challenge for these kids, much less skipping two grades.
He'll be going to the local high school for math next year - protocol for advanced 8th graders. I'd like to subject accelerate him so he can take freshman english & history as well. I doubt this request will be honored as this district doesn't understand TAG.
Since we pushed for TAG testing and accommodation when dd was in 7th grade, we've heard a lot of, "I've been in education for 27 years and I've never, seen, done, heard of...." "It's harmful emotionally to skip kids." And the ever popular, "He'll be too small to play sports."
