[Ohiogift] Skipping a grade

[Cherese Fiorina]

I am not an educator but a parent - with three gifted children.


   - The oldest son skipped 8th grade and has never looked back.  Not
   once.  Perfect decision for him.  In college now and just took the MCAT at
   19.
   - My middle son - could have skipped - but did not want to.  Never
   considered it.  Perfect decision for him.
   - My daughter, the youngest, skipped kindergarten and passed the IOWA
   with flying colors for a second grade skip. We elected to NOT skip her a
   second time but to subject accelerate.  She has struggled recently as she
   moved to middle school - not with the academics - those are stellar but the
   maturity of what is required to be taking high school level  honors classes
   at the age of 11.  The maturity and discipline is very different.

I have lots i can talk about on this subject and I think everyone needs to
look hard at the child, the family and the school.  In our case, our kids
pushed us - they wanted more.

Good luck


Cherese Fiorina
www.konabear.com
cheresefiorina at gmail.com

On Thu, Sep 15, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Colleen BOYLE via Ohiogift <
ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:

> Typically I agree with this opinion to not accelerate into the grade of an
> older sibling. However, there should also be consideration given to the
> family dynamic. I have had an example where it was extremely necessary for
> the younger student and the family dynamic and older child's personality
> were such that it worked out fine - even to the benefit of both students.
> (Granted - that is one anecdotal case compared the bigger research
> evidence.). So, that portion is a critical item to consider very carefully,
> and in this case, you would want to make sure the whole child needs of both
> children are considered in the process. As you are probably already
> realizing, when it comes to raising asynchronous gifted kids, there is no
> such thing as the ideal education setting in existence. So, it becomes
> about finding the best fit of all options with the most benefits and fewest
> and least problematic downsides. Consider all options in this case and just
> proceed with caution.
>
> Colleen Boyle
> Director, Gifted & Talented, Columbus
> President, OAGC
>
> > On Sep 15, 2016, at 1:13 PM, Karen Rohde via Ohiogift <
> ohiogift at lists.osu.edu> wrote:
> >
> > Accelerating a sibling into the same grade as an older sibling is a huge
> issue and a critical item on the Iowa Acceleration Scale.  It changes the
> family dynamics forever.  Do not do it unless both are accelerated.
> >
> > Karen Rohde
> > Berea
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Randi Nathenson via Ohiogift" <ohiogift at lists.osu.edu>
> > To: ohiogift at lists.osu.edu
> > Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:13:13 PM
> > Subject: [Ohiogift] Skipping a grade
> >
> > Hi I am new to this group. I have a 3rd grader who has been doing
> subject acceleration, but logistically skipping a grade seems to be a
> better option at this point. I am concerned about the developmental piece
> when he hits higher grades. I am also concerned because he will be in the
> same grade as his older brother who is also extremely bright. I would love
> any insight or advice anyone might have from their experiences
> > Thank you
> > Randi
> >
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