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Originally posted by MT_Butterfly
Excellent advice. When my oldest son was in the second grade, the teacher discussed him skipping the third grade and going directly into fourth because he was already reading at a college grade level. I declined and felt it was best he stayed with his own age group and peers. Less pressure on the kid's this way, they won't be expected to "perform" all the time at a certain standard because they were accelerated in school.
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It all depends. One of the things to do is to ask your child how they would feel. If the school work comes easy to them, it probably doesn't feel like work to them or 'performing'. It could have the opposite effect of boosting their self-esteem because they're in a higher grade when their same grade peers are unable to get to the same level. Make them feel smarter and more confident.
Basically if you know your child and how they would feel being around older kids and if they'd feel over pressured, you'll know what decision to make.