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[quote=Anonymous]Wow.  In reading some of these comments, I am amazed at the persepctive some people have.

Because if my 5YO is so intelligent and bright, I would want that 5YO challenged - even if DC had to be in a class with older kids. I would not want my 5YO in a class with other 5YO who were not "ready" for K - but were in her class just because they were 5YO. Who do you think is going to require more attention from the teacher?    That's just odd that folks would want to enforce some aribitray age requirement when, at the end of the day, it may be intefering with their kid's learning experience.

My DS was in 1st grade and reading at a 3rd grade level.  The teacher approached us about putting him in 2nd grade reading. She told us that he would not be at the top of the 2nd grade reading class but that he would be challenged more than he was in the 1st grade class.  Because he was ahead of most of the kids in 1st grade, he was bored during reading and did not get much out of it. She felt that being at  higher grade and with kids a year older would challenge and stimulate him.  It did.

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