Easy does not make them pleasant or fun. If the student wants to avoid some and is able to do so, then why not. Of course your kid is likely to freak out a lot of the peers and their parents. Why? Because there are entire schools in areas of NY where parents are all and only about gaming tests and making sure their little Johnny is doing everything anyone else is doing to be deemed “best” and “top” (intellectual curiosity? What’s that??). Their antenna is always exquisitely tuned into what everyone else is doing so they are sure to be the first to hear about anything that could possibly impact negatively on their little Johnny and reduce little Johnny’s class rank. And what will they do with news that your kid is doing something different–oh no! They will probably follow thinking you have heard something they haven’t about getting ahead. Would be pretty funny to hear about.