What options do I have to hold my teen back a grade midway through Hs?

[Anonymous]

there are two good ways to do this and both involve boarding school.
1. apply this year to reclass as an 11th grader
2. wait until next year and apply to a post grad program.

[Anonymous]

I think you can reclassify if you move to private. I mean it happens for sure, not sure if there any reason a private wouldn’t oblige.

There is no way to know when the kid is 5 years old. Don’t beat yourself up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do a PG year. I think there are local schools that may do it.

Look at bullis
Episcopal
Georgetown Prep

None of these schools offer a PG year. PG years are most common at New England boarding schools. None of the DC area schools offer them.
OP- your best bet if you want to stay local is to apply this year to a different private school as a repeat 11th grader. Your current private likely wouldn't let your kid repeat and that would be socially awkward.
You should also consider a PG year at a boarding school. It's a great transition to college especially for younger kids in a grade. They learn to live away but with much more structure than in college and the college counseling tends to be very good.

[Anonymous]

Study abroad program

[Anonymous]

The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

[Anonymous]

That's just mean.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

Ego, they said sports.

[Anonymous]

Boarding school and repeat a grade. Very common.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

Ego, they said sports.

And that accomplishes what exactly?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

Ego, they said sports.

And that accomplishes what exactly?

Usually it is to get on a college sports team.

[Anonymous]

Is repeating a year something your kid actually wants to do? Or just you, OP?

[Anonymous]

It has been rebranded as "reclassing" and it almost never fixes the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

Ego, they said sports.

And that accomplishes what exactly?

Usually it is to get on a college sports team.

If the kid was college team material, they would be showing distinct promise at their grade level. There is no guarantee that holding them back will accomplish anything at this point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a teen whose bday is in July. In hindsight, I should have held back a grade at earlier age but public school didn’t permit and we have been in a private school that is 5-12th grade. We are about to start 11th grade. What options do I have at this stage? They are just starting to grow and could also benefit from another year for their sport. I might be SOL and the idea of a postgrad year at a private prep school when tuition is same price as college doesn’t seem to make much sense plus they also want one more year of living at home. Any guidance?

"Any guidance?"

You are a moron.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The kids grades are good and you want to hold them back for what reason?

The kid will never forgive you if they have good grades and you hold them back, ask me how I know. DO NOT EVEN THINK ABOUT DOING THIS.

Ego, they said sports.

And that accomplishes what exactly?

Usually it is to get on a college sports team.

And who cares? Being a college sports team -- presumably not as a top D1 recruit -- is not some miracle experience. It's a bunch of travel and schedule and bench sitting. There are plenty of ways to pursue most sports other than being on a college team.

Let the child live their life.