[quote=UCGal][quote=eavesdropper][quote=Rustico] I almost started a thread on the topic of moving the child up, so this thread is interesting to me.[/quote]

Rustico, what’s this “almost” stuff? Go ahead and start one. I, too, think it’s a discussion-worthy topic, and almost sure to generate some intriguing discourse within the Piggs feedlot.

Go for it!![/quote]
ITA. I’d like to hear arguments for/against. At the moment we’re just loading him up with high level academic work at home and working with his teacher on boredom issues.[/quote]

Hello Eavesdropper, nice to see you around again. It looks like a new thread won’t be necessary :).

Catching up with some pro/con comments:

My kid and probably, most kids, are significantly engaged where they are at..it is not necessarily that they don’t have their “emotional/social readiness badges”. I think that is kind of a strange decision to make and potentially open to a lot of rationalization.

It would really be a shock for my son to be moved away from his friends, especially given our remote location and the fact that he would go to a new campus because of a grade jump at this time. I don’t think that means maturity is lagging. To some degree they are getting ahead and capable of getting further ahead quickly because of maturity. I think this potential shock is a good reason to look at not going up…or at least for looking at an optimal time and way to do it.