I don't think my comment implies isolation. What I'm saying is that it would be better for students to not all be pushed through school at the same rigid one-si

I don't think my comment implies isolation. What I'm saying is that it would be better for students to not all be pushed through school at the same rigid one-size-fits-all pace, not only so that they can learn better, but so that they can be exposed to a wider variety of students of different ages, and have the opportunity to play mentor and mentored with them. Part of learning and developing socially is not just the content, but this dynamic, and it's largely absent. And when people your own age are just a fraction of those you're exposed to, and you also interact with people who you look up to and people who look up to you, I think many of the situations that currently lead to bullying and anxiety would be tempered.