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[quote=Anonymous]I hated it, honestly. I was THE oldest kid in the grade (who was supposed to be there by the calendar)--born three days after cutoff date. In elementary school it didn't matter at all. By middle and high school, I was the first to turn 13, first to turn 16, etc etc. But I was a super late bloomer (didn't develop physically or get first period until age 14), so I hated being the oldest while looking like one of the youngest. Then at 16, everyone was like "You're going to go get your license today, right!?" and I was just not ready. I didn't have the desire for that sort of independence yet, but all year, people were asking me why I was 16 and not yet driving. That might not be such an issue today, especially in a place like the DC area where public transport is good, but I felt so ashamed of myself (while still having the self-awareness to know I wasn't ready for the responsibility of driving yet....but my peers didn't get/know that).

Looking back, I would have been happier if my parents had put me in private school for my first year and then moved me back to public, so I'd be a young kid instead of an old one--but who knows how these things will shake down, right? If I'd been an early bloomer, physically, or if I'd been a confident, extroverted teen, I don't think any of this would have fazed me at all.

You can't really make an informed decision for your kid based on anyone else's experience and without knowing the future. Just look at her personality now, and talk to her teachers, and go from there. [/quote]

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