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Anonymous wrote:Don't push, but instead be pulled by your kid's overall need. And, if you decide to pursue it, don't take no for an answer without pushing to understand why (but then be willing to hear them out if they have good reasons). Room in a class is a school management problem, not a student need problem, and MCPS is supposed to focus on the latter. What if they had one extra kid move in to the area over the summer and register who was within the cutoff age? They'd have to make room.
K can be a step down in many ways from pre-K learning at a child care center, but getting used to school and having age peers is a consideration, too. As one past poster said, while there might be little difference in getting through K/1st/2nd as a late 4/5/6-year-old to younger 5/6/7-year-old, there can be a big difference in readiness for what happens in 6th grade as a late 10-year-old to younger 11-year old.
That said, that poster shouldn't be beating themselves up about it. It was probably the right call at the time, especially if they had peers/friends to follow, and it's hard to predict that a kid *won't* be ready in later grades. There are plenty of kids (and not talking about slow learners -- really anyone) that are in the standard age range but don't handle the changes in one or other grade well.
This is a point that should be really considered. There are a group of kids that are not ready socially for K, but there is also a group of kids who while they may be ready for K academics and be able to manage K socially are going to increasing notice themselves behind as there peers advance in age well before them.
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