What, in your opinion, are the cons?
(I had the option of skipping a grade or two; I "chose" not to. I'm pretty sure this was a mistake, but I'd like to hear the other side.)
I skipped a year while I was in the first school year, and I was heavily bullied for the rest of grade school. My interpersonal skills definitely suffered, or rather, developed only slowly and in the wrong direction.
In case you're wondering, academically I performed fine.
Although my 8-year-old son likes his teacher, he is frequently bored at school. He attends a high quality suburban public school in the United States. He has a lot of traits in common with LessWrong readers, and we would like advice for what he can do to counter his boredom. Many of you must have found grade school more or less tedious. What were your coping strategies?