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Why aren't parents the best judge (in public school) when it comes to accelerating children in that same, very specific, very limited circumstance? If they can choose to hold out a year, why not allow them to accelerate a year? What makes parents the best judge at delay but not the best judge at acceleration?[/quote]

Take it up with your state board of education -- or the board of trustees of your private school, if you're in private school.[/quote]

Huh. So you think it makes perfect sense for parents to be the best judge for retaining, but not accelerating.

And parents who think parents are the best judge for accelerating should take it up with the authorities. Yet people here get all angst ridden when parents vent about a growing trend of other parents retaining, often for no specific reason.

Interesting.[/quote]

You're the one who wants a change from the status quo. So you're the one who should push for the change from the status quo.[/quote]

My children are in grades appropriate for them, so I'm not particularly worried about it. I do find this discrepancy fascinating though. 
You seem somewhat hostile about it. That's interesting too.[/quote]

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