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Scenario

Why Academic Acceleration Can Rob Developmental Milestones

I skipped my senior year of high school and went straight to college but I missed prom and graduation and normal teenage experiences and sometimes I wonder if being academically ahead was worth being socially behind forever.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Intellectual acceleration has sacrificed age-appropriate social and emotional experiences.

Your guide for this
Patan
Patan works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Gifted education and its discontents?”

Peri

Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.

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