She (teacher) said that we can either try changing her math and LA classes so she will be taking those subjects with 6th graders (she is in 5th grade, young fifth grade, her birthday is end od May), which will totally "screw her schedule" (teacher's words:-O ),
or we can grade skip her into 6th. DD wants to grade skip but purely for prestige. I would do it but..
I have Ghost who has flatly refused today
A - If the teacher says DD can do the work, she can. But check her scores against the Iowa Acceleration Manual, just in case. If I have score saying one thing, and a child's school performance saying another thing - I'm going to put more weight on which everone suggests a higher level. ((but you knew that - wink))
B- so what if DD skips and DS doesn't - I'm not being silly, I'm curious.
C - if DS doesn't want to skip, and is willing to do challenging work, at home or in school, that's his business. Perhaps he would like a chance to skip now for the academics, and take a "year off" later, before highschool for "homeschooling" that way his body can catch up?
D- Although I know that the IASM says that the child MUST be "on board" I have seen that taken with a grain of salt amoung the "top tenth of a percent" types. As in "the child is not resisting any more after much parental persuation/bribery." One friend got her son to agree to skipping 5th based on "think of all the 5th grade homework you won't ever have to do."
Best Wishes,
Trinity
