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[quote=Anonymous]My son has a late September birthday. The cut off for Kindergarten is September 1st where we live. I've never been interested in pursuing early entrance for various reasons. One of the main reasons is that it's hard to know how it might impact kids down the road in middle school and high school in regard to immaturity, etc. I have always thought it was a better idea to send him on time, with the stipulation that I'd reevaluate if I was at all on the fence when the time actually came. I am actually an elementary school teacher, so have seen how EEK kids do up to 5th grade but after that it's an unknown to me.

DS's preschool teachers approached me and said I may want to think about getting him tested for EEK in the spring.  He's a kid who loves to learn and picks up on concepts pretty quickly. I brushed it off initially, but I thought I owed the idea due diligence and think a little bit more about it. I think he'd be fine academically, but I'm more concerned with the social/emotional component.

Has anyone's kid gone to K early? How are they doing now in middle school/high school/college? I know I'm asking for anecdotal evidence, but I am curious to hear from others.

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