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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When people on this thread say that K is "too academic" as a justification for holding a kid back, what does that actually mean?  And what do you worry the implications of a "too academic" kindergarten will be, if you send them on time?  Failing grades?  Frustration and not developing a love for school?  Kid is too wiggly and that causes behavior problems in school?  Just trying to understand how this plays out.[/quote]

Kid is tracked in 'stupid group' for the rest of school. Kid thinks he's stupid.

Parents encourage kid to be out on stimulant medication to 'keep up and calm down' - which will typically last all through school if not a lifetime. Hell, my brother even started the meds when his kids did because the counselors convinced him that he was 'also adhd' like his K aged kid (until he had a mental breakdown and lost his job as a result a few years later. And no - his kid doesn't need the meds anymore either but how do you get off? Your brain needs them now)

Kid gets kicked out of K. Which isn't a bad thing really (many bright people I know were kicked out of K) but can be traumatic socially.

Losing a year of creative and social play when that was what was developmentally appropriate for the child.

DD was held back at the request of the teachers. She's now a senior and we have zero regrets. She is doing great, she's a top student and well adjudted.
She does have some floundering 'too young for their grade' peers who are closer to the bottom of the class. Probably won't even out because they just assume that they are 'not smart' because they are bringing up the bottom of the class, but not sure that's true.[/quote]

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