<p>^^Unless you’ve been through it yourself or had your kid go through it, you have really no idea what a very precocious kid has to go through in dealing with the school district. There are plenty of creative paths that a precocious kid could take and not skip multiple grades, but these paths often aren’t possible because the people in power are not cooperative. In fact, often there is a palpable resentment of these kids from those who are supposed to be facilitating their education.</p>