Disclaimer: I'm smart (ask my mom!), skipped a grade, went to college at 16, F*ed around and found out, made it out alive on the other side, would not recommend

Disclaimer: I'm smart (ask my mom!), skipped a grade, went to college at 16, F*ed around and found out, made it out alive on the other side, would not recommend. Premature optimization is the root of all evil ... "Some" smart kids should skip "some" high school ... maybe. But more importantly, a ton of hand-waving here about how unnecessary high school was as a crucible of learning and self-improvement - hint: passing the GED is not the same as high school. Also pretty optimistic (again, from experience) to expect a smart, lazy kid (the target audience for high school skipping) to "macro-plan" a 4 year "unschooling" experiment for their ages 14-18.