In school I essentially hated all math beyond Algebra, because it started to become something less tangible and more rote. Actually, smaller schools here usually combine 2-3 grades into one anyways and the children are friends alright, so boosting the taught curriculum is really not a big deal (unfortunately the system didn't allow it when I went to school). I've never seen a boosted child say it wasn't worth it or that they had much problems being a year/two younger than their classmates. I was friends with them anyways, never really liked the kids from my grade (but that could've been avoided if I wasn't forced to 'learn' with them). I would give anything to be boosted to similarly skilled children.

And the children hated me, probably mostly because of the teacher mocking me for not paying attention. Result? I got a teacher's note (a big deal where I live) almost every lesson, and bad grades. When others at school were reading one word per minute spelling letter by letter, I finished the whole article and then continued to another and another. The opposite causes the teacher as well as the peers to resent the more intelligent child, so which is better? I can't understand why you advocate for a situation that creates so much suffering for everyone involved. I can't change fundamentally who I am, they can't change who they are. I think the sane option is to avoid them as much as possible, while making sure that I treat them with respect. Why would any of us have to endure that, when we could instead be with groups of like-minded people and enjoy life more? I don't feel superior to those people, and spending more time with them leads me to develop more negative sentiments towards them. Trying to explain it to them has been pointless in all situation, and most of the time makes the situation worse. And just like I often hurt people by being myself, other people hurt me by being themselves. Holding a conversation with a normal person requires me to expand a lot of energy to not be myself, because if I am I will quickly be hurt and/or rejected. I think that in many case, trying to pretend that people are the same when they are not is causing a lot of pain for everyone involved. Speaking from personal experience, the whole 'let's try to pretend that this kid is normal and that with enough time he will fit in' has had terrible consequences on my mental health, and even on my social ability with the rare people that I feel comfortable with. Being at the same ability level matters way more than being at the same age.

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