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Originally Posted by Trina  When making this decision, a child's academic knowledge should not be the only factor. Maturity and social development should also be considered. How would skipping a grade now effect the child academically, socially, emotionally and maturity wise in the future? Think of peer pressure, dating, etc.. |
This a very good point. We very briefly talked about skipping our daughter from the 4th to the 6th grade, and it was quickly decided she was not ready for middle school on a social level. She could have handled the academic aspects, but we felt she wasn't ready for the reasons Tina pointed out. Our daughter is extremely social and she would have been entering the 6th grade at 10.5 and socializing with kids typically 11-14.