The Easternal Thread

[Ethel mermania]

so you can compromise, a bad trait in an american politican thesedays

Because America needs strong and relentless leadership with no room for compromise. You know, like Dzjengis Khan. Submit or get slaughtered!

anticipating the clinton -- trump debates, are we.

[Ethel mermania]

If you had the opportunity to skip eighth grade and go right into High School as a 12 year old Freshman, would you do it?

no, he will have no peers his age in the school. get him more challenging work to do, but his social life will suffer in a high school.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Because America needs strong and relentless leadership with no room for compromise. You know, like Dzjengis Khan. Submit or get slaughtered!

anticipating the clinton -- trump debates, are we.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to put them in the same room together. That many lies in one building could cause total existence failure.

...On second thought...

[Hurdegaryp]

Don't really have anywhere to post this but... voted for the first time!

Today is the day you became a citizen.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

If you had the opportunity to skip eighth grade and go right into High School as a 12 year old Freshman, would you do it?

no, he will have no peers his age in the school. get him more challenging work to do, but his social life will suffer in a high school.

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

[Ethel mermania]

anticipating the clinton -- trump debates, are we.

I'm not sure it's a good idea to put them in the same room together. That many lies in one building could cause total existence failure.

...On second thought...

i would like to continue to exist, thank you very much.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

I'm not sure it's a good idea to put them in the same room together. That many lies in one building could cause total existence failure.

...On second thought...

i would like to continue to exist, thank you very much.

Perhaps the damage will be limited to just that building, city and/or state.

[Ethel mermania]

no, he will have no peers his age in the school. get him more challenging work to do, but his social life will suffer in a high school.

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

which is why i would lean against it. how does the kid feel?

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

I went as a Thirteen year old freshman if it helps

How was it?

Keeping my personal qualms out of the equation, it was okay, I guess. The whole year was somewhat stressful, and I didn't really get the math as much, but it was okay regardless

Math is not my strongsuit

[Ethel mermania]

i would like to continue to exist, thank you very much.

Perhaps the damage will be limited to just that building, city and/or state.

i am thinking not. can singularity be localized/

[Gallade]

no, he will have no peers his age in the school. get him more challenging work to do, but his social life will suffer in a high school.

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

Just to confirm Ethel's stance, I've had a few child progenies come into my classroom and they have almost universally struggled to avoid needing a teacher to watch them so they weren't bullied let alone fitting in. There's something to be said for letting him be bored for a few more years with his own age as long as you keep a good work ethic instilled in him.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

which is why i would lean against it. how does the kid feel?

He just found out this week, and he's uncertain. For him, it means getting out of school in 4 years instead of 5. But it also means leaving his friends behind in Jr High. He's also apprehensive about being so young in High School. He fits very nicely into lockers.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

Just to confirm Ethel's stance, I've had a few child progenies come into my classroom and they have almost universally struggled to avoid needing a teacher to watch them so they weren't bullied let alone fitting in. There's something to be said for letting him be bored for a few more years with his own age as long as you keep a good work ethic instilled in him.

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Perhaps the damage will be limited to just that building, city and/or state.

i am thinking not. can singularity be localized/

Probably not.

[Ethel mermania]

Just to confirm Ethel's stance, I've had a few child progenies come into my classroom and they have almost universally struggled to avoid needing a teacher to watch them so they weren't bullied let alone fitting in. There's something to be said for letting him be bored for a few more years with his own age as long as you keep a good work ethic instilled in him.

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

get him extra work, or divert him to other projects, like getting your ass back with science.

[Gallade]

Just to confirm Ethel's stance, I've had a few child progenies come into my classroom and they have almost universally struggled to avoid needing a teacher to watch them so they weren't bullied let alone fitting in. There's something to be said for letting him be bored for a few more years with his own age as long as you keep a good work ethic instilled in him.

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

Which is fantastic. Keep him well stocked with learning material, but a second grade jump (age wise if not literally) is really pushing it in my opinion.

Do you do adult education courses at 16 over there? Maybe something to consider if the last few years are dragging for him, he could earn an extra few qualifications after state school hours.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

get him extra work, or divert him to other projects, like getting your ass back with science.

I've already been yelled at by his teachers a couple times about teaching him at home. Of course, their convenience is not my problem. I was thinking about helping him build his own catapult this summer.

[Ethel mermania]

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

Which is fantastic. Keep him well stocked with learning material, but a second grade jump (age wise if not literally) is really pushing it in my opinion.

Do you do adult education courses at 16 over there? Maybe something to consider if the last few years are dragging for him, he could earn an extra few qualifications after state school hours.

that's a good idea, get him in a night school class, he will probably not be beat up.

[Ethel mermania]

get him extra work, or divert him to other projects, like getting your ass back with science.

I've already been yelled at by his teachers a couple times about teaching him at home. Of course, their convenience is not my problem. I was thinking about helping him build his own catapult this summer.

heh, that happened to me, dad got his degree through night school, he took a history course on the civil war, we were studying the civil war, i read his text books. he got a call from the school, keep ethel out of your books.

edit : dad was pleased, but he told me to shut up in school.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Which is fantastic. Keep him well stocked with learning material, but a second grade jump (age wise if not literally) is really pushing it in my opinion.

Do you do adult education courses at 16 over there? Maybe something to consider if the last few years are dragging for him, he could earn an extra few qualifications after state school hours.

that's a good idea, get him in a night school class, he will probably not be beat up.

Interesting.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

I've already been yelled at by his teachers a couple times about teaching him at home. Of course, their convenience is not my problem. I was thinking about helping him build his own catapult this summer.

heh, that happened to me, dad got his degree through night school, he took a history course on the civil war, we were studying the civil war, i read his text books. he got a call from the school, keep ethel out of your books.

Proper response: "Get Bent."

[Yoite]

Yes, hence the quandary. He's already a year younger. This would be two.

Just to confirm Ethel's stance, I've had a few child progenies come into my classroom and they have almost universally struggled to avoid needing a teacher to watch them so they weren't bullied let alone fitting in. There's something to be said for letting him be bored for a few more years with his own age as long as you keep a good work ethic instilled in him.

If I may, as a potential child prodigy, my parents failed to instill the good work ethic and as it (the school work) became more challenging I lost the lead I had on my peers until I was struggling behind them with no idea how to learn.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

He's an academic omnivore. He loves to learn new things.

Which is fantastic. Keep him well stocked with learning material, but a second grade jump (age wise if not literally) is really pushing it in my opinion.

Do you do adult education courses at 16 over there? Maybe something to consider if the last few years are dragging for him, he could earn an extra few qualifications after state school hours.

The next generation of Goofballs are going to be unstoppable!

[Ethel mermania]

heh, that happened to me, dad got his degree through night school, he took a history course on the civil war, we were studying the civil war, i read his text books. he got a call from the school, keep ethel out of your books.

Proper response: "Get Bent."

i am not so sure, got to consider the other kids. dont want to make a teacher look like an idiot without a good reason too.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

Proper response: "Get Bent."

i am not so sure, got to consider the other kids. dont want to make a teacher look like an idiot without a good reason too.

Don't we?