As someone who skipped kindergarten and 1st grade, and later tested through some math classes, I am dubious about the ability of the existing public school syst

As someone who skipped kindergarten and 1st grade, and later tested through some math classes, I am dubious about the ability of the existing public school system to accommodate such acceleration without harming students. Being younger than everyone was fine until 7th grade (i.e. until puberty). From that point on I had to deal with a lot of bullying through 11th grade (when I finally grew taller & stronger) and never felt like I fit in until college. It was quite traumatic, and I would def have preferred being "normal". People mature at different rates in different respects. While intellectually many kids are ahead of their age, they may or may not be so emotionally or physically. Rather than trying to fit square pegs into round holes, an ideal system would permit "bright" children to advance at their own pace academically within an environment of social peers.