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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So much nonsense in this thread. I chose not to send my five year old to kindergarten. Why? It's none of your business. I had a reason and it wasn't to gain a competitive advantage over your kid. We don't approach education as a competition. It's pitiful to see adults worrying about another child having an advantage in kindergarten. What are you afraid is going to happen to your child? [/quote]

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What are YOU afraid is going to happen to YOUR child if they start on time?[/quote]

+1  I think CA started requiring a Ped's note or possibly from Prek teacher if you want to hold the child back.  This should be the norm.  [/quote]

2 years ago NY started requiring permission from the principle for a child to be held back from K.  [/quote]

and we would have had no problem obtaining permission.  not every kid was held back for some kind of advantage.[/quote]

We get it, and we do not disagree.  But I posted earlier, that many children are held back because the parents think it would be to their advantage.  The reason this affects my child, is because my summer boy would no longer be just one year younger than his peers.  Instead, he will be with children more than one year older, which is not what is intended by the cut off dates.  My child will be significantly shorter, or perhaps SEEM less well behaved in Kindergarten, when in reality is the age he is supposed to be.  But he will be compared to other children more than one year older, SOME (I understand this is not the case with all) who are completely normal/typical children who could have just as well done Kindergarten the year before.  [/quote]

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