I was actually skipped ahead a grade - instead of going from 5th grade to 6th, I went directly into 7th grade. And I read and did book reports outside of class assignments, for extra credit. "You did schoolwork you didn't HAVE to do? Why?" (It increased my average, and I was on the Honor Roll. My parent bought me an expensive toy as a reward for making the Honor Roll. And I usually read the entire textbook once I received it. Once I had the bright idea of answering all the chapter questions in advance, but the teacher considered that cheating.

And because I got put into junior high ahead of time, I wasn't old enough to take driver education (you had to be 16) when I was in 12th grade. And I looke awfully silly in my prom dress.