Birthdate for kindergarten!
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Anonymous
| Why would you want to hold the child back in K? |
Anonymous
Exactly, her kid, if allowed to repeat K, would be teh same age as kids who redshirt for K this year and only a month or so older than the oldest kindergartener who start on time: the kids who turn 6 on Oct. 1. Also, alarmed PP, the kid would graduate high school at 18, and turn 20 the summer before his sophomore year in college. |
Anonymous
Even though I don’t normally favor red shirting and think too many people do it to try to get an advantage (basically their kid will seem smarter, even though they aren’t), I don’t think the choice to have a child repeat K is crazy given the very abbreviated year and the uselessness of DL for Kers. If the kid struggled in K this year and it didn’t “click” pre closure, DLing isn’t going well and the kid is reasonably young, so it wouldn’t be insane socially/maturity wise. I’d consider it. |
Anonymous
I think it depends entirely on the reasons that the school is giving behind the recommendation. If you think it is a reasonable reason (he has behavioral concerns that might warrant an additional year of preschool; he has learning challenges; he's been unwell and missed school), then don't send him. But I don't think "he'll be the youngest in the class" is reasonable. YMMV (but you asked)! |
Anonymous
He could be. The school will decide. DC is not a huge proponent of holding kids back unless they decide to do it especially at the pre-K/ K level. If you keep him in private k for one more year they are more flexible at the 1st grade + level and he could just go into 1st grade. Which school is it? |
Anonymous
Completely disagree, its not always a benefit and it doesn't make you smarter, just older. |
Anonymous
| So basically none of you know if he can register for kindergarten at 6 years old if he’s never done it before. And no I only posted here. Wtf?! Troll! |
Anonymous
There is a difference between starting later than being held back. Depending on the child I might wait on enrollment for Prk and K if my kids July- August - September (maybe even early October or maybe even June or May ) depending on the school or school system. I think repeating a grade after Prk and at the same school can me harder. NY State offer a EK, K and K-1 transition class to full this need. Given all the focus on equity and drop in Prk funding I wouldn't be surprised if DC might change to this model to help with at risk kids in schools that no longer offer head start Prk at their IB. |
Anonymous
Just email DCPS and figure it out: enroll@k12.dc.gov |
Anonymous
| Pp thank you for a straight answer!!! I’m going cracy with this move and trying to figure out what to do when we don’t even know anyone in the area. Thank you!!! |
Anonymous
Look, no one knows what you are talking about. Kids in DC don’t end up 6 without having been to school, so it’s not a scenario any of us have any experience with. |
Anonymous
Haha, yeah, not around here they don't! The only way they end up starting K already age 6 is having been held back a year, which is not a straightforward thing to execute. Calm down a bit. |
Anonymous
Where did you get 2 years? if he goes to K this Sept he will be just 6. Thats redshirting one year. |
Anonymous
So why not call the school district? This is not something that DC parents have any experience with. Barring special needs, there is not a lot of red-shirting here. People mostly send their kids to school on schedule. |
Anonymous
My son has a similar birthday to yours, his birthday is sometimes after school even starts. We thought about him repeating PK4 but sent him to K (on teacher's recommendation) and thank goodness we did. We're a few years down the line now and he would've been completely bored academically if we kept him back. Socially he's fine. Yes, he's on the short side but that's not a big deal. So personally, if he's a normal kid, then there's no specific reason to keep him from K. |