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Reply to "Oldest kids in class do better, even through college - NPR"
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[quote=Anonymous]I live in Canada...red shirting doesn't exist here that I know of. Our cut off is Dec 31 so kids start junior kindergarten at 3 (4 by Dec 31) or 4 and then start senior kindergarten at 4 (turning 5 by Dec 31) or 5. The kindergarten classes are mixed - junior and senior together so if a child is still acts a little younger going into senior, it isn't all that noticeable. Also it gives the seniors a year of mentoring the juniors which helps the mature and grow up. By the time the seniors go into first grade, they have two years of school under their belt and are ready for it. Both our junior and senior kindergarten are play based and first grade is also mostly active learning...although with more desk work. By 3rd grade most kids have evened out maturity wise and are more developmentally similar so our area won't hold back before third grade unless there is some major extenuating circumstance. It works great. [/quote]
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