i'd say: Acceleration isn't rewarding misbehavior; it's putting the child where his/her talents justify her/him to be. Critical adult, please imagine yourself spending 6 hrs. a day in a group of people who talk and think about things you left behind when you were 15. Please imagine spending 6 hrs. a day doing simple spelling words, simple math, etc., things you achieved years ago. Now, imagine you are told that you must be content and happy with this, that you must desire the company of people who call you weird because you're different. Yes, we must emotionally mature and do things we might not want to do...but there are still plenty of these challenges when we're placed according to our abilities, not someone else's. Well, that's my 2 cents. Thanks.
