Our reality is that DD is still just as academically competitive as ever. Even after a +3 acceleration.

On the other hand, this means that she must work quite hard to be competitive at the other things she does as extracurriculars because many of those (4-H, etc) are grouped by grade, not age.

We feel that this is the right balance for her that way, incidentally-- because piano, dog training, showing animals, sewing, etc. are all things that she REALLY has to work at in order to shine, even a little.

It gives her a chance to tackle challenge in a fairly risk-free way, which is another bonus.




Schrödinger's cat walks into a bar. And doesn't.