I attended a rural K-12 school, where one teacher taught 3 grades in the same classroom. Sometimes, while the teacher worked with one grade, students of the sec

I attended a rural K-12 school, where one teacher taught 3 grades in the same classroom. Sometimes, while the teacher worked with one grade, students of the second grade would help the students of the third with their class work. The "gifted" program was that occasionally you were allowed to grab advanced homework out of a closet. I can't really say that this has held me back later in life.