Why skipping a grade may not help a highly gifted child

by Vicki Stockard Phipps

Parents of gifted students ask, "What do I do to enhance my child's education? Do I advance my child by skipping grades, or keep my child with children of the same chronological age?" The option is there but when parents...read more

by Wik

It is a common option for parents and for the school to accelerate a gifted child to a higher grade level with the aim of helping him develop his intellectual gifts better. This process would really be of big help for the ...read more

by Julie Young

I have a very gifted grand daughter. She is in a private school now and is only 9years old. For some time now her teachers, pre-school, and the like have wanted her to skip several grades to help keep her motivated,may not...read more

by Erin Knight

What should be done, to best serve the needs of a highly gifted child, is a debatable issue. There are no set guidelines, as each child needs to be assessed on an individual basis. Often, having the child skip a grade, is ...read more

by Trenna Sue Hiler

If school were really only about teaching students academics every gifted student should be moved ahead. But school is about much more and there are many other considerations. One of the most important things to rememb...read more

by Mary M. Redoutey

Tammi Perry, age 12, wound up in my class in high school. She was petite in comparison to the other students. She was highly intelligent but giddy. And she was childlike in her mannerisms,in her interests and in her presen...read more

by Ruth Woodhouse

I would have to say that I think there would only be extremely rare cases where it would be in the best interests of a child to skip a grade, even if they are highly gifted. No matter how smart the kid may be, or how adva...read more

by Cary Ballas

Most of us would love to have a highly gifted child. Let's face it. It is a most wonderful joy to have a child who is extremely talented, intelligent, and prosperous within a school or educational setting. However, many...read more

by Christina U.

Growing up in this world, fitting in seems to be everything. Society dictates our behavior and shapes our identity. Unfortunately those who do not reach these arbitrary, unrealistic standards become outcasts and are forced...read more

by Andrea Simmons

Skipping a grade may not be the best way to help a highly gifted child. The child may be academically gifted but not socially and emotionally gifted. Just because a child is at a higher level academically than the rest of ...read more

by Jen Thorpe

Skipping a grade may not be the way to help a highly gifted child deal with school. It seems like an easy way to solve the boredom and frustration that a highly gifted child may be experiencing in their "mainstream" class...read more