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I took geometry as a freshman in a class full of juniors and seniors. The bullying was frequent, and the teacher strategically refused to show up on time so I h
by macintux 3y ago
I took geometry as a freshman in a class full of juniors and seniors. The bullying was frequent, and the teacher strategically refused to show up on time so I had to either wait around outside the classroom like a coward or go in and be hazed.
- garbagecoder 3y agoI skipped mid 3rd to mid 4th. I wasn't really that much younger, but it was not good. It wasn't just that they were bigger or whatever, but at that age what you're going through is still pretty tightly coupled to your age. I didn't feel normalish until well into high school. I don't recommend it. I recommend letting kids accelerate, but right now the consensus seems to be accelerate most people who need it at 9th grade, not 7th, and definitely not before. As with most of these things the consensus goes back and forth, but that squares with my lived experience.
- anonymouskimmer 3y agoI wonder if skipping in the middle of the year was particularly bad. The recommendation you cite conflicts with Miraca Gross's recommendation for exceptionally gifted students, but they will be a minority of those who can grade skip.
- pokerface_86 3y agoi took algebra 2/trig as a freshman in a class full of juniors and became friends with pretty much all of them. i was a pakistani dude at a title 1 school. it just depends on the class