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[quote=Anonymous]PP- But there IS an issue when you have children who are in a class they otherwise should not be in. When you have older children in Kindergarten, they result in the curriculum being advanced beyond the capabilities of the younger children. At my current school, we had so many older kids in K that we had to raise the cut-off age because the younger 5-year-olds couldn't keep up. That is a failure on so many levels. If a child is truly not prepared for a given grade level that he/she is otherwise chronologically aged for, then they need more than just an extra year of time to truly meet their needs. Teachers are trained in differentiation, meaning they can support kids who might be a bit below grade level. When parents or schools hold children back simply because they don't meet every single criteria for advancement, this is NOT the best thing for the child by any stretch of the imagination.[/quote]
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