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[quote=Anonymous]OP here - our son would NOT be in the same class with the same teachers, although I would love for him to be as we absolutely adore his teachers.  He'd be in a different class.

Our son fits in perfectly with his friends, socially.  He's a really popular kid - cute, entertaining, a lot of fun, sporty, hilarious.  But, that being said, he's also immature in some ways  - like with attention, some of his behaviors, being able to sit still for long periods of time.  The school, and a psych., told us NOT to formally test him b/c at this age it's very easy to test "average".  The school gave him one of the standardized reading/recognition tests and he did, in fact, test average.  But, he had to take a lot of breaks.  He also isn't as interested in learning as others.  He just wants to play, build, have fun.  He doesn't try and work problems out - he gives up.  So, we're not sure if this is a maturity issue or a learning issue, but we think only time will tell.  Again, I really don't care about the repeating aspect of things, it's more the social.  He's in love with all of his friends and I  think it would be truly heartbreaking for him not to be in class with them, on the playground with them, etc. next year.  That being said, I'm not willing to push him ahead to first grade if he's going to flounder b/c that will ultimately set him up for failure.  I just want to connect with parents who have repeated their kids in the SAME school to see how the kids reacted, did, etc.

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