TheKid Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Oh darn with all the cleanup over the last week and a half from Vandals destroying my schools bathrooms and flooding the school I was able to return to school yesterday. However this morning they found several patches of mold in the carpets and on some walls so they cancelled school until after spring break. Boo for me what will I ever do now. On a side note yesterday I got some test scores back and because of my grades the school system wants to jump me from 6th grade next year to 8th. Now it is my decision if I want to and it is a great opportunity, however it will be a great opportunity to get my head shoved into a toilet as well for being the smart kid. If I do go it will also destroy nearly any chances I had hoped for to play football as I will always be two years younger and a little smaller then the others. And I have always wanted to play high school football like my dad. But then I would also miss out on graduating early and starting college early as well. I just dont know what I am going to do so I guess for now jump into Fl and play.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajunkie Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Do it. 2 years isn't that big of a difference - and with the right desire/attitude you can be just as big, if not bigger. The last thing you wanna do is wake up when you're 22 and be like "****, why did I waste 2 years of my life? I could be ahead of myself by 2 years if I hadn't pussied out." There is plenty of time for partying and livin' it up at any stage of your life. But believe me the last thing you want to do is waste any chance you have educationally. You're still relatively young and your attitude/outlook will start changing as you get around 16 on up. Do this now while you are still seemingly set on a quality education and college degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Implementor Anume Posted April 14, 2011 Implementor Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 This is a very personal decision nobody can make for you. My advise: don't hurry through your youth too much, it will be gone fast enough anyway. Who cares if you graduated a year earlier or not in 20 years? Enjoy being good in your class, keep being good in your class, enjoy your spare time, graduate with a good degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mya Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 dont skip years, you will lose subjects study less and enjoy life more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajunkie Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 You "losing" subjects is what those tests were all about. You will start Algebra and your "core" subjects for highschool in 8th grade. Sounds like you are prepared to skip some of the watered down stuff they teach in middle school. Don't be afraid of skipping content - sit down with your guidance counselor and find out what you'll be being taught in 8th grade compared to your current grade and see if you're comfortable with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfrosto Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 School sucks, get out as fast as possible. Just don't miss out on the important stuff: Languages and Math. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crypticant Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I agree with Anume. In fifteen years you will most likely look back and think, "man, I wish I had played some football in high school". You most likely will NOT look back and think, "wow, those two years I jumped ahead in my life sure made all the difference". Don't rush to get into the rat race. It's not all that great out here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raargant Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 As Anume said, this is an extremely personal decision, and no one can make it but you. But speaking as someone who actually has jumped a year, I agree with Crypticant and Anume. Unless you're really the hard-charging type who likes to be academically challenged as much as possible, or unless your family is bad off financially and you need/want to leave school as quickly as possible, I honestly don't think it's worth it. Everything else aside, there will be a lot of social costs, and you probably won't be very happy; as you noted, you'll always be a few years younger and smaller than everyone else, always be, at best, just a bit of an outsider in a class of people who grew up/went to classes together for many years, and who are all older. And once you begin to be interested in girls (if you aren't already), dating will be tougher as well, because let's face it, girls generally like older, not younger guys...and the girls your own age will be two classes behind, and you won't have that much interaction with them. Think long and hard before making this decision. As Crypticant said and I agree, the rat race isn't all that it's cracked up to be, and starting the race early doesn't make you any better at it. Sometimes, it can even make you worse. You can always work harder in the future to get farther ahead, but no matter how hard you work or what you do, you'll never get back those happy childhood years which you gave up. Hell, just ask Michael Jackson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'll say this regarding football since I strapped on the cleats for 4 years. 2 years will make a MASSIVE difference. I was never a huge kid at all... but the extra time spent in the weight room/practice field/film room made ALL the difference. Granted, I was playing quarterback where more half the game is learning the system and identifying things so experience meant more to me than say... an offensive lineman. Also... Don't rush things man... there's no reason to get ahead a couple years in school. I would stay in my regularly schedule grade, with my friends, and just dazzle them with my brilliance in your shoes. If nothing else... girls aren't going to have much to do with you if you are 13 and they are pushing 16... and girls are like...73% of high school enjoyment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 If you are a young 8th grader, the 6th grade girls will LOVE you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brehan Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 6th grade girls will love him, thats funny. I always wanted the 8th grade girls when I was in 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 If you are a young 8th grader' date=' the 6th grade girls will LOVE you.[/quote'] The absolute ideal piece of information if you want your balls busted to pieces in a football locker room... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKid Posted April 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 The absolute ideal piece of information if you want your balls busted to pieces in a football locker room... Hmmm, I am kinda partial to those NOT being busted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I was born on August 18, and at my school when I started the requirement for kindergarten was age 5 by September 1. Well, I would have qualified, but would have been the youngest. My mom decided to wait, and I think it was probably a good thing. I much prefered being the bigger kid rather than the smaller, and the older rather than the younger. It almost made it a little easier. Believe it or not school can be very rough and it helps to have that kind of advantage, particularly at a public school. I would wait it out, or at most, skip one year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Hmmm' date=' I am kinda partial to those NOT being busted.[/quote'] I mean that in the figurative sense... but yeah... you get nicknames in sports and its a lot more tolerable when they are based on your awesome instead of more disparaging qualities... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmajunkie Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 6th grade girls will love him' date=' thats funny. I always wanted the 8th grade girls when I was in 6th.[/quote'] Society has changed a bit since 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 Society has changed a bit since 1917 We are gonna have to come up with better ammo than "MANBOOBS!"... he's stepping his troll game up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J.Twendrist Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 American society is broken, especially in the schools. It is dog eat dog in many places, and it's not a lack of money. It is in private schools as it is public. Our philosophy on winning and independent achievement can be seen as early as the second or third grade when bullying and in and out crowds can be seen. From an early age we are indoctrinated in an us against them complex because we are taught all too early that not everyone can win. Most children can't handle such rationally and in turn they act as they have to to survive, which usually means someone has to lose. just some musing on society. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amaruil Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'll say this regarding football since I strapped on the cleats for 4 years. 2 years will make a MASSIVE difference. I was never a huge kid at all... but the extra time spent in the weight room/practice field/film room made ALL the difference. Granted' date=' I was playing quarterback where more half the game is learning the system and identifying things so experience meant more to me than say... an offensive lineman. Also... Don't rush things man... there's no reason to get ahead a couple years in school. I would stay in my regularly schedule grade, with my friends, and just dazzle them with my brilliance in your shoes. If nothing else... girls aren't going to have much to do with you if you are 13 and they are pushing 16... and girls are like...[b']1,000,000% of high school enjoyment. Fixed that one for you Krins. Enjoy your youth while you're young. I can't imagine having my mid 20s "life just got real" phase when I was in my early 20s. I had the option of skipping ahead, like you, and chose to stay where I was. I don't regret it for a day (I do somewhat regret turning down MIT, but that's a different story). I played 4 years of High School football, and even a little bit before I was injured in college. Football, by all means, isn't the rest of your life, but it will be a memory and a growth experience second to none. Those little lessons that school's aren't equipped to teach (teamwork, competition, an entire team relying on you) are taught in after school programs like football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted April 14, 2011 Report Share Posted April 14, 2011 I'll chime in with something else since I was offered to skip a grade when I was in 7th grade and again when I was in 9th grade: Don't do it. You'll have plenty of opportunities without your peers after high school is over. Two years can, and usually does make a difference on the football field, plus if you wait you have more time to prepare yourself. The BIG reason I say not to do it is that since the course work will be easier for you, you can take some control over what you want to learn and what you want to do with it. While everyone else is filling out work sheets and answering mundane questions, you could be exploring practical uses for what you're learning or finding new angles to think about it. You could analyze a new subject outside of class. Read new and different books. Basically you would be giving yourself time for opportunity. But, as was stated, this is YOUR decision. As long as you make sure you're getting the challenge you need academically, then you won't be wasting your time. Make the most of your youth and enjoy yourself. That's the biggest issue in schools right now: Kids aren't having enough fun. School should be fun/exciting. And, for the record, I chose not to skip grades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English lad Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 I'll chime in as not the oldest - but probably in the top 25% here (30 now no more 20s!!!!) Childhood, and schooling are times you will look back at with misty eyes for most of your life. Everybody wants to get out of school when they are in it, but some of the best memories I have are from secondary school. Play lots of sports - hang out with guys who will be your friends for life, bunk off from time to time and go sit by a river in the sun with a beer - Don't do anything to threaten your education - but make sure you live life to the full, because these years don't come round again - and everybody misses them when they are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brehan Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 We are gonna have to come up with better ammo than "MANBOOBS!"... he's stepping his troll game up... Hmm how about mamogram, cmon look at his picture it looks like a underdeveloped x ray theres no telling what that round thing in the middle is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imoutgoodbye Posted April 15, 2011 Report Share Posted April 15, 2011 Hmm how about mamogram' date=' cmon look at his picture it looks like a underdeveloped x ray theres no telling what that round thing in the middle is.[/quote'] Sadly, I was thinking about Man Boobs last night. He had, in fact, penetrated my thoughts. However, it was from a psychological perspective. You know how Freud says girls act the way they do because they have penis envy? Well, guess who has mammary envy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRins Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 I knew I could count on my boys to crush my fear of him out-trolling us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mali Posted April 18, 2011 Report Share Posted April 18, 2011 bunk off from time to time and go sit by a river in the sun with a beer Dude, he is 11, and you are out of line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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