My guess is that before a gifted child is grade accelerated, he or she is often performing off-the-charts on academic testing when compared to agemates. Sometimes, with grade acceleration, said child is now being compared to kids several years older and, while they will still probably score very well and very favorably with the older now-grade-mates, they may not score as off-the-charts. And this, I would presume, might have consequences for some competitive merit scholarships.

Last edited by mnmom23; 02/01/10 01:41 PM.
She thought she could, so she did.