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[quote=Anonymous]I actually think it's a mistake that they have moved away from earlier ages in kindergarten.

Most research shows that the sooner kids get formal education, the better.

So all of the constant hand-wringing about how other countries are so far ahead of us, and yet we put into place policies that mean there will be a slew of kids (all of them with september, october, november and december) birthdays who are then forced to enter kindergarten so much later.

In my opinion, the cutoff should be december, 31.  And the school system/state, instead of preventing kids from coming into kindergarten at 4, should put more effort in discouraging parents from redshirting.

I have an october birthday.  my husband has a november birthday.  one of my siblings has a december birthday.  ALL of us entered K at 4 and were ALWAYS at the top of our class.

It wouldn't be a problem if we had universal pre-k.  But I believe the current situation hurts working class families the most, as they are the ones who don't qualify for headstart but also can't afford an expensive private kindergarten.[/quote]

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