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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am struggling with this too.  I have a May boy and a July boy that I will have to make decisions on.  I visited the kindergarten that May boy would be attending in the fall and discussed my concerns with the school counselor.  Ultimately, after watching the children sit so quietly during a lecture in kindergarten, I decided that my May boy will have issues with doing that in the fall and I see no value in forcing it on him.  In fact, I view forcing it on him now as a negative.  So, he is a no go but I am going to address each one individually.
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I would strongly urge you not to base such an important decision on what you saw and what you project your kid to be like.  I have been working in elementary schools for over 20 years, first as a teacher and now as an administrator.  The amount of growth from September to January and then from January to June is incredible.  Kids that could barely sit still and were crying in September were completely different children by January.  They were happy and loved coming to school, so their change was not due to punishment and coercion.  It's about kids developing appropriately.  We don't "force" kids.  We provide appropriate breaks and movement throughout the day.  For example, kids sit for an engaging read aloud and then spread out throughout the room to write their stories.  Some are on the floor, some at tables. They work where they're comfortable.  Then they come back together as a group and sit quietly while a couple of classmates share their story. 
Don't underestimate the changes that your son will make between now and September.  Kids at this age are developing at such a rapid pace in their language, physical growth, social-emotional development and in their cognitive development.  [/quote]

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