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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"My kindergartener is already reading on a third grade level. He is so bored in school. It must be because he is gifted." No. He is the same age as a second grader but he is doing his second grade work in a kindergarten class. So mot gifted. Just 'big for his age' or old for his age. You pick. [/quote]

My husband came back from a trip to the playground with our son and mentioned that my son had met a little boy there. The child volunteered the following info: "I'm in kindergarten, but I'm doing 1st grade math." (Um, yep...because you're supposed to be in first grade!)

In my other son's class, the kid who turned 7 in K was in the top reading group. [b]His mom thought he was really advanced. [/b]I on the other hand thought (1) wait a minute...MY 7 yr old is in 2nd grade this year; and (2) my 5 yr old is in the same reading group as your 7 yr old. Doesn't that feel a tiny bit akward?[/quote]

In my experience, this is the biggest problem with holding kids back unnecessarily.  Kids will be on the far right of the bellcurve when they're younger but they regress to the mean as they age.  It can be academically or athletically.  But suddenly Little Johnny isn't so special and parents look to blame everyone for their "underachieving".  [/quote]

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