My daughter skipped second grade last year. I did not talk the teacher or the principal, but spoke with the director of the Elementary education in my school district.

I requested that my daughter be tested. After the test, which my daughter passed, the director sent internal memo to my daughter's Principal.

Go to your school district office and ask for information. Remember, many school personnel do not like children skipping grade. Why! They stress that many students do not pass the test and some students struggle with the work. I don not know whether this is a fact . I am looking into it.

For my daughter, she was the best student in her class last acdemic year and a very joyful child.
Do what is best for your child and good luck for this school year.

As i stated to someone else, i don't think that children under middle school should be skipped. she wont get boored if you sit with her at home and come up with other ways to to keep her mind growing. as i did. my daughter is the same way and i what i did was when her teacher tell them to read a story or spelling words. i would add more to it. such as write what she thinks about the story in her own words and then if she is not tired to try to write a similar story with her made up people. or spelling words. instead of just spelling them tell her to define them as well and make sentences out of them buy using the word and meaning in different ways. Even with math, you can complicate the problems she has and tell her to work it out. learning starts at home. skipping a child doesn't prove much or anything. instead of all the efoort in that just see what extra or advance classes they may have. math and reading are 2 subjects, if she gts skipped what happens to the other subjects. let her be and continue to love what she learns and to continue to grow at her pace. with your help and support, she won't get borred.

It may be a little late for this question since school has either already started or is getting ready to start - my daughter skipped the 2nd grade and has started the 3rd grade. She was tested by the school and those scores were submitted to the school board (who has the final say); however, in spite of the school board's seal of approval, the school wanted me to leave her in the 2nd grade because her math scores were low (70%). I chose to go with the school board's recommendation because I felt that she needed the challenge DURING school hours.

This is her first year in a public school setting, having been in Montessori since the age of 3; thus far she LOVES everything about 3rd grade. She is tall and extremely articulate although she is the youngest in her class. She is attentive and curious and I am hopeful that public school will not squelch those desires.

So, if your child's principal is not responsive to your request, then the only choice you have is to go around him.

Good Luck!

imvprov, my daughter has been in public school since she was 3 in pre-k. i was happy and blessed to get a teacher that actually pushes and teach the kids. the first day i brought her the teacher made the kids sign in. i was lost but said ok. by the end of the scholl year her teacher gave them thier sign in sheets for the year and it showed how well most of them signituers had improve. not only that but with her demand for kowing those children are capible of learning what some people would think is much in that grade. and her as a teacher not feeling intimidated by the parents when they come in the child acts out, she was a great teacher. even now that my daughter is going to 2nd. she still loves school and has been blessed with good teachersal the way thru now. public schools, private or what ever. it depends on the teacher. i did not like some of the schools. but the teacher was good. they offered to skip her from second grade but i declined. i feel that she is strong, and smart and is eager. she struggles with math but not alot. the school admin. said i should, but i did not. she is in no rush. i would have suggested you listen to them and take the advice. if they see she was weak in a subject, or she may have not tested that high to where she should be skipped. so it is not always advised to go around it, but to look into why the suggest against it. they may did not want to tell you that she really was not ready. we don't want our kids to suffer because we want or think we may know more. look at the consiquences of your behavior. if she does not do well and then becaomes behind, can you deal with telling her it's your fault. and can you deal with with her emotionally? we can't live thru our children and it seems as though she didn't have much say. i would re-evaluate your descision while it is still early and make the best descision for your daughter and not yourself.

ydnewtt, actually she had a lot to say. The math that they teach in this area is one that is not used in a lot of states and ANY student coming from out of state would not be accustomed to Everyday Math. I spoke with my daughter's teacher from the Montessori that she attended and asked her what she knows about this program (btw, I also spoke to several other teachers and only one really had anything positive to say about the way the program is structured.); I also asked her what she thought about grade advancement for her. FYI, my daughter was accepted to a gifted learners program (less than 1% of all students are accepted) for this fall, but we relocated.

I think it important for my daughter to TRY - she had a choice...even though she is 7, I find her opinion valid and her feelings are important. And, I have no problem admitting when I am at fault, even when it is to my child...she also knows that it is better to try and fail than not to try at all...

When I met with the administration at her new school, I felt like the 2nd grade teacher was taking it as a personal affront that my daughter would skip the second grade...and, some of her comments made me think that she would be unable to nurture my daughter's desire to learn.

My son's private gifted school used Everyday Math, and for the most part people were very happy with it, except for the lack of "automaticity" in teaching the "basics math facts" like multiplication tables. I know the spiraling curriculum may not work for kids who need a "drill and kill" approach, but where bright kids are concerned, it was embraced.

Trust me i know it is natural for us to want more for our childen or feel they know what they want. that gives us the since of security. it makes us feel that we have done a good job as parents. my daughter is 7 as well. she tested 70% higher than the nation. i am so happy about it. i told people everywhere. but i still feel that each grade is or has a purpose. it can be from learning to just growing emotionally. school is mainly about learning, but also other things. experience. Math changes daily in my opinion, i could't stand it. but i will make sure that she tries and complete everything. yes it is better to try, then not to try at all. then why not try and let her try and complete her classes grade by grade and "if " she fells, she can learn from it and grow more as well as the kids that are surrounding her in her age and group. i also value my daughters opinion. but at 7 and have not felt the full course of school. i believe anything before 5th grade is to soon to tell. and it is good that you can admit fault to your should, but in the end who is really paying the price. the teacher whom you felt a certain way about may have turned out to be a great teacher, we can't judge the unknown, if you want her to try then what harm is it in the second grade. my daughter made principle honor all four marking periods and when her stated to her she can go to the 3rd instead of second, i asked that he not comment that to her but ask me what i felt about hr skipping. she is very mature but still is 7, and she was excited that everyone said to skip, i explained to her it is good but each level you may learn a new gift, you don't want to miss out by rushing. she understood. now all the other children she is friends with are talking about school and she doesn't feel left out. emotional detachment is the worse a child can feel when they don't feel they belong. she loves a challenge. when to study, she say math, why, i is her more complicated and yet she stay focused. i wish us all luck and best descissions for our children not just for the present but for the future. we are all great parents and are concerned is the main key. keep it up.

Our son skipped 2nd this year. He scored in the 99.9% Language and 99.7% in Math. When he first started school I went to his teacher and pointed out that I thought he was gifted. She was great! they started the testing process. She became his first advocate "on the inside".

Last year he was in first grade, we tried and bunch of different pull out programs, some worked, and some where not so great. He ended up sitting in the back of the room with a 3rd grade reading book teaching himself. He spent much of his time very bored. But he did learn some things.

On the good side, also had a pull out program that was more advanced for reading and for math. He went with a reading teacher and a math teachers to groups with older children, this worked out great. He was placed in the 5th grade class for English for a time, this didn't work so well. He was not able to process the information as quickly as the older children. He also didn't have to life experience to keep up.

I guess what I'm trying to say is; his education is a work in progress. We got him tested, and worked with the school. We stay flexible, and keep an open mind. But the best advice is, go into this with a positive attitude, and be willing to work with the school. If it doesn't work, then start thinking outside the box.

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