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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is hilarious. Of course preschool teachers want your kid to stay / be held back. $$$$

And the idea that a child is a mature/ a natural leader when theyre a seven-year-old with five-year-olds.[/quote]

OP here, the preschool thinks she's good to go. This discussion is mostly with the private school administrators who understand that this can be a difficult decision. My daughter turns 5 a week before the cutoff (we're in MD)[/quote]

There is no guarantee if a private does not want her this year, that they will want her next year.  It makes no sense to hold back a child if child is ready and they want to hold back.  Its easier to teach older kids as they come in with more knowledge and its easier if you are teaching a child lessons they should have mastered a year before.  It is for the school's needs, not for your child's benefit.  Take the schools that she did get in or public.[/quote]

The school thinks she will most likely be fine based on the interview and preschool recommendations, but we did discuss the late birthday and implications for K and longer term.  (We also discussed the possibility of her starting K this year, then, depending on how it goes, either moving on to another K class or 1st grade the following year.) They did, however, also say that we may not see any issues with her being the youngest until the middle school years. Ultimately our decision, and we can probably go either way.
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