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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And isn't your 6-year-old a little young for 1st grade? If she's "right aged" and still only 6 1/2 in May, then she's pretty close to the cut-off herself. If my recollection is right, most schools expect 1st graders to turn 7 by August 2010 at the latest. When's her birthday? Perhaps the problem is that your DD should be in the K class instead.[/quote]

Most schools expect first graders to turn 7 AFTER Sept 1 ....[/quote]
Right, 1st graders are "supposed" to turn 7 [u]after[/u] Sept 1 of the year they start 1st, and [u]before[/u] Sept 1 of the year they start 2nd grade (i.e., August 2010 at the latest). So if PP's 6 1/2 year old 1st grader does not turn 7 in the next 3 months, she's "too young" for her current grade.

FWIW & IMO, I think PP's post is a perfect example of why it's silly to get too hung up on dates and age cut-offs. Even if PP's 6 1/2 year old is "too young" to be in 1st grade according to the cut-off dates, she should be allowed to advance to 1st grade if she's emotionally/academically ready for it. Similarly, if a boy older than the cut-off is not ready for the next grade, then there's no reason he shouldn't be held back.[/quote]

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