P.P.S. I meant to add that if you don't think grade-skipping is the right thing to do for your child, Montana, then I really hope you don't feel pressured to do it. Not even by the studies.

I think skipping is a valid choice and one that works great for some kids. But with my "deep but not fast kid," I think a grade skip (or two) would have been bad for him. So I will campaign like mad for other people to accept skipping as a valid option even as I reject it in practice for now.

It's another tool in the toolbelt, but that doesn't mean we have to use it.

Kriston