Oh I just love that Trin! Perfectly put!
I once heard Michael Shaunessey speak to a group of parents of gifted kids and he was terrific. He said that in the olden days there was the one-room school house. The modern K-12 education system was developed as a framework for public education. Shaunessey said that clearly that box doesn't fit all (or even many) and should be just be adjusted to suit the child. It shouldn't be so hard to adjust up or down and it shouldn't feel so set in stone. I try to remind myself of this when planning for each kid. Unfortunately the K-12 box is so ingrained in our society that skipping one grade is somewhat scandalous, and two or more would be downright child abuse (in others' minds). Even my childrenare against further acceleration because of the social stigma, even though they're happy to work a few grade levels above their "grade".
When you read the histories of great men and women, most of them finished college and/or medical or law school by age 20. Granted their lifespans were shorter and more information is available for study now, but the best education is doing, so I still don't see why we're determined to hold them back.
