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How did he do it, and why do you think it's a bad idea? [/quote]

I don't know all the details. I do know the parents asked for it.  The child took some tests and the principal approved it.  Very bright child.  This was done prior to enrollment when the child was slated to start public K.

I think it is a bad idea, because of what happens in high school.  I've known kids who started early and it was a disadvantage later--in at least two cases that I know of, it was a very serious disadvantage--i.e. very, very bright kids who were not mature enough to socially handle high school.  One was a girl and one was a boy.

I also taught K and 1, and would think long and hard before starting a child early.  It is about a lot more than academics.  Maturity is a difficult thing to measure--and, kids grow in spurts academically, physically, and socially.  It is not just intelligence.  In my opinion, if I had a K child with a September birthday (esp a boy) I would probably not start him.  Starting one who is even younger brings even more issues.

You say you are worried about him being bored--that is not the issue.
 
 
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This sounds like you are advocating for more mature children in K+1 because it's easier for teachers.

I taught middle and high school school. I guarantee you boredom is a [i]huge[/i] issue in fomenting behavioral problems. Maybe you didn't see that because your experience was limited to young children and you, frankly, had an easier job the older and calmer children were. In my opinion, it's not a teacher's right to have an "easy" kindergarten class over a child's right to have an opportunity to be challenged and grow throughout the school year/their school career vs. stagnating at a later age because parents hear "friend of a friend" stories like yours -- second-hand scare tactics with no real information. [/quote]

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