She also exhibits defiant behavior at times while at school. The school's principal wants us to have her skip two grades. The first years of school are critical in forming good work habits and attitudes. Erlyne Osburn, an elementary teacher with a background in both public and private schools, is here to help you do everything you can to enhance your child's education. Skipping grades in school can be beneficial, but can also be very difficult on a child.
Children tend to bond more easily with same age peers, too.
I would be hesitant to allow a child to skip two grades. My reservations stem from the difference that two years can make in the life of a child, especially in the preteen and teenage years. By advancing your daughter two grades, she will be with children who may be much more physically and emotionally mature than she is. Perhaps she is extremely mature and worldly for her age and, if that is the case, advancing two grades may be more beneficial to her than harmful. However, I would be very wary of advancing a child two grades in a traditional public school setting.