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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son has been accepted into our IB DCPS next year for PK. However, the teachers and director at his current PS are strongly recommending that we enroll him in kindergarten. He's an October birthday, so just misses the cutoff, and a very tall boy who looks older as well. They say he is more than ready academically and emotionally for K (reading, writing, advanced at math, plays with the older kids who are also heading to K) and that PK will be a wasted year for him. The principal at our DCPS allows October birthdays to enroll in K and has at least one other boy doing so next year. We were initially reluctant to the idea of making him the youngest in his grade, especially knowing that the trend is for the opposite, for some parents of boys to red shirt. (The principal does not all that at our school.) But I'm thinking more seriously about it now. I know a lot of DCUM parents would say this is a bad idea, but I'd love to hear from any parents who have actually done it. How has it worked out? Any regrets, especially as your child has gotten older? I know my son will be fine in early elementary, but my concern more is for middle and high school, having him be younger than his peers. TIA[/quote]

I know you are looking for thoughts on how the decision eventually turned out (so most of these responses are not on point---and neither will mine), but if you are looking for validation for your concerns, we had the same ones last year and decided not to skip K.  It's impossible to predict how this decision will play out 7, 8, 9 years from now, and we decided to be risk averse.  It obviously works out for some, but I also imagine that those for whom it didn't work out are less likely to speak out and admit their mistake.

Our decision was also heavily influenced by the fact that our school demonstrated that it was able to accommodate more advanced kids through the years in their age-appropriate grades.  If that wasn't the case, we probably would have considered it more.[/quote]

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