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Haven't been held back, but both my father-in-law (Stanford BS '57, MS '59, basketball player and NASA scientist) and I were skipped a grade in grade school. We both agreed that if there one "do over" in life we could have, it would be to take that decision back. Tough being the youngest boy in a class.

Interesting. I skipped 4th grade, and while I agree that being the youngest boy in the class has down sides for me it was definitely on the whole a positive experience. I guess YMMV.

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Haven't been held back, but both my father-in-law (Stanford BS '57, MS '59, basketball player and NASA scientist) and I were skipped a grade in grade school. We both agreed that if there one "do over" in life we could have, it would be to take that decision back. Tough being the youngest boy in a class.

Interesting. I skipped 4th grade, and while I agree that being the youngest boy in the class has down sides for me it was definitely on the whole a positive experience. I guess YMMV.