BMW Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 My son was retained for 3rd grade by my choice. The court had ordered public schooling... period... during the divorce of 2007. My son had a huge difficultly learning to read. He has spent 4 years now with familiar peers and is in 6th grade. He wants to skip 7th and be in the 8th grade. Our meeting today was to discuss this. The teachers say he is top of the class. Respectful. Smiling and happy. Attentive with good grades. "Good job, mom!" But, if he were to skip 7th, he would miss out on a lot of teaching and preparation and go into 8th grade and struggle. They do not recommend this. I am so glad to have met with them. I know my son is a great student. I know he is familiar with his peers... I think I agree with the teachers. He has friends and others look up to him. He is at the top. He IS being challenged. He studies daily (Mon -Thurs, anyway!). So, why change it up? What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 The teachers say he is top of the class. Respectful. Smiling and happy. Attentive with good grades. "Good job, mom!" But, if he were to skip 7th, he would miss out on a lot of teaching and preparation and go into 8th grade and struggle. They do not recommend this. I am so glad to have met with them. I know my son is a great student. I know he is familiar with his peers... I think I agree with the teachers. He has friends and others look up to him. He is at the top. He IS being challenged. He studies daily (Mon -Thurs, anyway!). So, why change it up? What do you think? :iagree: If it ain't broke, why fix it? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I would leave him. I skipped 8th grade and survived the academics but the social change was hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 I agree with the previous posters. I switched schools between seventh and eighth grade, and because of differences between the two schools, I ended up missing several classes. It wasn't pretty- I was completely unprepared and didn't do great. It wasn't that I wasn't smart- I just didn't have the necessary knowledge, and I certainly didn't have time to learn what I should have been learning in seventh grade while I was doing eighth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Thanks. My gut feeling is to support the teachers and agree with them. Part of me had wanted to side with my son, who has INCREDIBLE study skills, and say that if he has the desire, why not give him the opportunity? But, then I listened (with an open mind) to the teachers and knew that they had my son pin pointed and were correct... he is excelling... he is secure... he is solid and doing fabulous, but he isn't the top... he is one of the top... he isn't heads and shoulders above... and no one in his class looks at him and thinks, "Oh, my gosh, he is 6 months older than we are!! He must not be as good!" No one. He is well liked. SO, I think he should stay put. Now, to have the talk with my son.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayle in Guatemala Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Leave things the way they are. Sounds like he's a great, confident kid and messing with things might change some of that. Good job mom!!!! You should be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 :iagree: If it ain't broke, why fix it? ;) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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