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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't say problems, but concerns. I don't understand why it happens. If a child was not ready for entrance at their grade the first year, why are they entering that same grade the following year. I do see differences in maturity among these boys. It makes the ones who struggle to sit still as young boys (although Beauvoir a great place, not always sympathetic to) stand out even more. And as a mother of young children, I don't know what if any the repercussions of these age spans will be. Guess we can only keep an eye on the situation.  [/quote]

Thanks.  That's helpful.  Our summer birthday DS was "ready" the year before he started, and we thought a fair amount about whether to apply to pre-K then.  In the end, it was a preference of ours that he start later given what we understood from others at the school was the current age range in classes.  As far as I can tell, it's been a good placement for him.  We've heard positive feedback from teachers about his relationships within the class, in that he's a good friend, focused, somewhat introverted, and kind.  I'm hoping that this isn't causing concerns among other parents and kids.  [/quote]

Too bad for DB, being taught to follow the masses already. OMG!! Can I guess the "current age range in classes" is about 1 to 1.5 years greater than the state regulated guidelines for almost every U.S. school?

What is my point, we cannot make decisions for our children based on what everyone else is doing. Young boys are not the only individuals who have trouble sitting still, many humans do; particularly high ability people, who get bored easily. Ooops, I guess that would be ADHD, huh?

Note: This is not a personal attack, I am just trying to make a point.[/quote]

Actually, saying "too bad for DB" is a personal attack, despite your claiming otherwise.  Our son is just fine.  Actually, doing very well, socially and academically.  We are not "following the masses."  The most important thing to us was that he attend a school that was (and still is) our top choice by far.  The age ranges at the school tilted toward redshirting and we didn't have strong feelings about his placement either way.  We researched (through searching the literature as well as talking with our DS' preschool director, our pediatrician (and one pediatrician who is a friend), friends (including a high school principal highly in favor of redshirting summer boys given the current expectations) and parents at our DS' school).  That was the "thinking a fair amount" I mentioned (and you ignored) in my post.  In the end, it seemed to be pretty much a wash between positives and negatives, so what tilted us one direction was the age ranges in the class, as we believed that would set the expectations for the kids to some extent.  Maybe you have a different approach with your kids.  Sorry, your "poor kids" as you would say.  OMG!! Imagine being raised by such a snippy parent who would appear to tend toward exaggeration/intentional omissions.  [/quote]

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