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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Personally, I would never hold a kid back, even a boy. I was always the youngest in my class (skipped a grade) and there is a lot to be gained by having appropriate challenges. I don't see how a regular Kindergarten curriculum could be at all challenging or engaging for a 6-7 year old. Kids rise to your expectations. Lift them up, rather than expecting so little of them. You will be amazed at what your kids are capable of. [/quote]

Have you ever taught school?  I have.  Some kids need another year.  I taught First Grade back in the time when most kids learned to read in first instead of K.  I taught MANY kids who could not read a word in September and were reading above grade level in May.  Frequently, some of those did not "click" until January or February.  Sure, most kids who pick up reading early remain good readers.  But, there is a difference between those who are trained to read and those who learn to read.  This may not make sense to you, but most teachers know exactly what I mean. I had a handful of students who had been "trained" to read early.  Those were the ones who lacked comprehension skills.  In fact, they lacked critical thinking skills that might have better developed had they been allowed to develop instead of being placed in a drill, drill, drill situation.

The K curriculum these days is not geared to the kid who is just not "ready" to read.  And, you can spend a year of drudgery and repetition training a kid to read, when, if you wait a year, he will pick it up quickly.  Meanwhile, he is being allowed to learn important concepts through play.

Is it any wonder these days why "resilience" is so lacking in our school students and young adults?

So, if you want your child to be placed in the deep water before he has learned to swim, okay.  Just don't think that every parent wants that.
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