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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is a rising 8th grader. When I was reading this thread, I asked him how he would have felt if we had skipped K for him (he is a kid who went into K as a strong reader). He was horrified, and said that maybe ES would have been okay, but he never would have been able to manage MS a year early. He's right.  He was not organized, mature or motivated enough to manage a rigorous AAP Center when he was 11. An extra year of physical maturity help him too (he wasn't the shortest boy with no body hair). I imagine the same will be true when he starts HS. [/quote]

When is your son's birthday? [/quote]

Mid summer[/quote]

Sorry-- this was me and no coffee yet  :shock:  birthday is mid spring (April)[/quote]
So in your case, had you wanted to enroll him in K one year ahead, he would have been full six months younger than the cut-off date would have required (Sep 30th).  In my case, it would only be THREE WEEKS younger.  Won't you agree that makes a difference?

And my DS wouldn't be skipping K. He would just be having it somewhere else.  And then - if I think he's ready - I might try to place him in first grade. If he isn't, I'm perfectly happy to send him to public K again. [/quote]

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