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From: roe@toram.UUCP (Roe Peterson)
Newsgroups: net.singles
Subject: Re: High school education
Message-ID: <118@toram.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 27-Mar-86 10:25:07 EST
Article-I.D.: toram.118
Posted: Thu Mar 27 10:25:07 1986
Date-Received: Thu, 27-Mar-86 15:49:12 EST
References: <162@pyuxc.UUCP> <588@hoptoad.uucp> <1119@burl.UUCP> <1154@burl.UUCP>
Reply-To: roe@toram.UUCP (Roe Peterson)
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Organization: Toram/Globe-Tek Systems Ltd., Toronto, Canada
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Keywords: gifted, educational philosophy, society, bad schooling
Summary: 

In article <1154@burl.UUCP> lkw@burl.UUCP (lkw) writes:
>You are RIGHT, RIGHT, RIGHT!  I never skipped any grades.  I have always
>envied those fortunate people who did get a head start on life that
>way.

I'm one of the 'fortunate' people who got this head-start on life...
I started grade one at 5 years old, and skipped grade four completely...
as a result, I graduated high school at 16.

I would NEVER permit any of my children to go through that particular
wringer.  Putting it simply, the difference between a 15 year-old and
a 17-year old is very pronounced.  The 15-year old is just beginning
to develop the inter-social skills that have been working in the
17-year old for many moons.  I find that the stunted social development
that can result causes far more problems than the advanced educational
schedule is worth.

There are programs in place now that encourage advanced students to
participate in extra-curricular education, usually sponsored by
some local university (in Saskatchewan, at least).

The years between 14 and 18 are very important to the social
development of a child.  Don't mess with them.

-- 
				Roe Peterson
				{linus,ihnp4,decvax}!utzoo!toram!roe

				All that glitters is spray-paint.