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Did you skip any grades in school? Do you think its a good idea?

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Posted - December 1, 2017
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  • 44620
    Don't cut yourself short. You know lots of stuff I never will. The toe bone is connected to the foot bone, the foot bone to the leg bone etc. You know the names of all the damn bones...and muscles...and tendons.
      December 4, 2017 10:00 AM MST
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  • 46117
    I appreciate that. BUT HOW LONG DID IT TAKE ME TO LEARN THIS STUFF?


    It has zero to do with what I know and everything to do with ability to absorb tons of knowledge fast and accurately.

    That is part of it.

    I am smart.  Obviously I am.  But I am not a SCHOLAR and if I were?  I would have to work insanely hard. 
      December 4, 2017 10:07 AM MST
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  • 44620
    'absorb knowledge fast' = high intelligence.
      December 4, 2017 10:12 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Pretty much and the ability to discern. 

    That is what most smart people miss out on when they leave the books and go into the real world.  I am very good at what they lack.  This I can excel at.  I am very street-wise and I know how to deal with people.
      December 4, 2017 10:15 AM MST
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  • 13071
    I think your small brain is pretty. ;D
      December 5, 2017 3:30 PM MST
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  • 13071
    I think thats great that you home schooled. It shows that it can pay off. Great job. ;)
      December 4, 2017 9:55 AM MST
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  • 3523
    Thanks.  Our two girls did very well also.  My oldest was a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and became Director of a Psychiatric Clinic at 27 and had a staff of 22.  Now she's a stay-at-home mom.  The youngest is an environmental planner for the county.
      December 5, 2017 10:17 PM MST
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  • 46117
    My dad did.  I did not.
    Ironically my dad never finished school at all.
      December 3, 2017 9:28 PM MST
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  • 13071
    That is ironic. 
      December 4, 2017 9:56 AM MST
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  • 46117
    Isn't it ironic?

    It was the 30's.  I am sure they needed him to work.  He drove a semi when he was 13.

    I miss my dad.  He was a nice man and a good man and worked his ass off his whole life to take care of me and my brother and mom.


    I hope he is honored where he is now.  I know he is.




    This post was edited by WM BARR . =ABSOLUTE TRASH at December 5, 2017 5:42 PM MST
      December 4, 2017 9:59 AM MST
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  • 13071
    I love that song. ;)
      December 4, 2017 1:49 PM MST
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  • 46117
    hahahahaha
      December 4, 2017 1:56 PM MST
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  • 17600
    No.

    I think very few times it is a good idea but Michigan has an absolute no-skip policy which I think is too broad; I think each district should decide that on their own.   There are many reasons why it might be a good idea or not and the people at the local level have better knowledge of their situation.  I have a granddaughter who should have been moved up when she started school. She could have easily started in third grade.   She tested out at an unbelievably high IQ and she is larger (both tall and wide) than everyone else....very awkward socially.  People make fun of her because she never makes a B and she doesn't forget one single thing she ever reads.  She has read all of the books in the library that they will allow her to read.  She reads so quickly that she doesn't even mind finishing a book she doesn't like.  Seriously, this kind of intellect is not a blessing.  I don't know if she will ever be a happy person.  She has said since she knew what it was that she wanted to be a patent attorney. That should be no problem getting the credentials for that career.  But I worry about her ever being loved.  That's the truth. This post was edited by Thriftymaid at December 4, 2017 1:49 PM MST
      December 4, 2017 10:21 AM MST
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  • 7683
    No...Carbon...but academically I did really well;))
    Well, it all depends on how one fares in studies I guess, if one has good intellect and is a fast learner then I'm sure skipping a grade isn't a big deal;))
      December 5, 2017 5:40 PM MST
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