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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As others have said, 7 is not too old for first grade, as "on time" kids start tuning 7 on the first day of school and sooner. My Fall boys were 7 for nearly all of first grade.

The question is whether you agree that homeschooling has held you child back socially. How often has your child been in a situation with 16-20 age mates for extended time?[/quote]

This will be no different for the child in first or second. Either way, he’s with a new, large group of children who have already been in school for at least a year. No justification there.

OP - the school needs to fill the first grade class and has enough kids for second. That is the ONLY reason. If this were kindergarten, I would maybe believe them but in first grade the kids will already have been in school a year and they’ll all be adjusted to school. Either way, your child will be the “odd man out” when everyone else knows the rules and knows the school.

Do what you want, plenty of August kids will already be 7 in first grade but the social emotional needs to adjust excuse is utter BS. [/quote]

THIS OP. Your child will be with kids who have already been in school in either grade. The social emotional adjustment excuse makes absolutely no sense.

But it sounds like you've already made up your mind. I don't know why you even bothered asking the question when you argue with anyone who says your child should start in 2nd.[/quote]

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