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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We did not hold back and started pre-K at 4 in public which worked out very well:  We applied to a bunch of private middle schools (not in this area but in New England) for this fall and most recommended that DS repeat middle school due to Covid (no school for a year, only private tutors over zoom) and the lack of rigor at his previous schools.  So he will be 14 in 7th grade which is what we wanted for him too.

These schools have a large boarding component and many kids are repeating grades due to the pandemic so he won’t be an outlier either:)[/quote]

My son will start 7th at age 11 and turn 12 in 7th.  14 is very old for the grade. [/quote]

DS went to 7th at 12 but is repeating 7th at 14 due to Covid.  Like I said, he applied to schools with a large international boarding component which skews older.  It isn’t unusual for them to have 16 yr old 9th graders even without the pandemic.  His first choice school, we contacted when DS was 10 for 6 grade and were told he would be too young for the grade at 11 yrs old:  Literally the youngest and shortest.

The schools have excellent secondary school placement into the top prep schools (Exeter, Andover, etc) in the country so they must be doing something right.

DS is actually ready for calculus with his private tutoring but math acceleration has never been a priority and he can always go more in-depth.[/quote]

I don't get this at all.  You held your kid back several times and put a priority on boarding schools vs. academics.  My 6th grader is taking Algebra.  Holding your kid back makes no sense and if they need that extensive of tutoring maybe its not the right placement.[/quote]

We held kid back ONCE for COVID.  He was homeschooled for 8th grade with private tutors due to the pandemic and parent health issues. He was not red shirted either with an August birthday and started K at 5.  He is also an excellent student before and during COVID especially in math.

Since he lost a year due to COVID, we want him to repeat and it’s actually very common for this fall with the schools he applied to.  He was accepted by all but chose his first choice school that we contacted when he was 10.[/quote]

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