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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm considering giving my child an extra year of preschool because her birthday is 4 days before the school cutoff and she's on the shy side (and super small).  I'm sure she'd do fine academically; I'm more concerned about how she'll do socially, especially down the line.  We haven't decided yet, but are strongly leaning in that direction.

[b]From everything I'm reading on DCUM, though, elementary school in MCPS is unchallenging.  [/b]I don't want to make her bored out of her mind.  She's either going to be the absolute youngest or among the oldest.  What would you do??  We're not dying to pay for an extra year of preschool, but want to make the best long term decision.  [/quote]

You shouldn't go by what you read on DCUM.

However, if you are concerned about her being challenged, then you should send her now, not delay a year. If you do delay a year, I hope that you will not complain next year that she's bored because the curriculum is unchallenging...

She won't necessarily be the youngest if you send her now, because there are kids who do early entry to kindergarten who will be younger.

If she's super small now, she'll almost certainly still be small next year.

Something to keep in mind, for your long-term decision, is that if you send her now, she will graduate from high school when she is 17 and turn 18 right at the beginning of college (if she goes to college right after high school); if you delay a year, she will turn 18 right at the beginning of her senior year of high school. [/quote]

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