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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Who cares?  Seriously, I don't see how someone else's kid suffers from having older kids in the class.  It's not as if the older kids are usually way ahead of the curve.  They're a class behind where they "should" be based on birthdate precisely because they are a bit behind many of their age-mates developmentally.

There's nothing sacred about grouping pupils strictly by age cohort -- much less assigning particular age cohorts to particular grades.  Actually, it could make a lot of sense, educationally speaking, to hold off on expecting kids to read until they are 8 (which would translate into 7 y.ols in K).  There's research that suggests such an approach would lead to a dramatic decrease in the number of kids (boys, in particular)  classified as having learning disabilities.

As my pediatrician likes to say, there's a wide range of normal.  Maybe it makes sense to build child-centered institutions around that premise.  And I'd rather see older kids in my kids K classroom than my kid forced to wait until 7 for K.  [/quote]

My kids are older and this is a line of B$.   If these RS's were developmentally delayed they would have IEP's and require special education services.    Turning 7 by May in kindergarten is disgraceful.   Some of us actually have a child with a disability and have solid experience.     [/quote]

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