And I never got to try a grade skip because my mother went to college at 16 and felt it was a mistake not to be repeated with me. So she took me out of the school where I sat in on the fourth and fifth classrooms for reading and math when I was in second grade and moved me to the school where my brothers were (mostly for convenience's sake). The new school wanted to skip me but my mother said no, and in essence, I repeated third and fourth grade. Whenever I said, but I read this book, the teacher would say you couldn't have because this is a third grade book and that was the end of that. So everyone's experiences are different, and I appreciate that. One of the nicest things about this forum is that there appears to be no judgment of each other, which is a very nice thing. But I do notice that for the most part, everyone seems to share similar opinions. Don't know if it's the group experience or coincidence, but it's very interesting, and from time to time, I stop myself and think, now wait a minute, does that make sense for us?
Sorry about the run-on sentences, but I'm typing on my phone in the dark. Anyway, just wanted to say yet again, what a nice and civil and considerate bunch of people you all seem to be. I'm very fortunate to have found this website and have benefited tremendously from your collective knowledge and experience. Thank you.
