Day in the Life of an Idiot

If she were concerned about a specific book, I could see her point, but if she's just thinking "all advanced-level books are bad," that's an issue.

I was a bright kid and I had teachers who didn't know what to do with me, but I never had one who actively tried to prevent me from reading upper-level material. As long as Mason isn't picking up GOSSIP GIRL or something, why make him read things he'll be bored with? And he definitely shouldn't be made to feel ashamed of his abilities.

That being said, while it isn't quite the same as the gifted/non-gifted school question, my parents never let me skip a grade because they did want me to have a "normal" school experience. I've never regretted that decision on their parts. I think the points that other readers have raised are valid: is the problem with the system as a whole, or is it this one teacher? No school is going to be perfect.