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[quote=Anonymous]I think what we could probably all agree on if we took 200 giant steps back from this issue and didn't see it through the prism of our own experiences is that there is very little positive or negative impacts associated with sending your child early or late. There are kids who are sent early who struggle socially because they are immature and who may have not struggled as much had they been sent a year later and conversely, there are kids who are sent late who feel uncomfortable about being the oldest and are teased for it and struggle because their peers seem immature and they develop earlier than the majority of their classmates (my experience). Academically, most studies show that older kids may have a slight advantage initially as they may have a slightly longer attention span and/or may have already been exposed to the material, but like most things -- everything normalizes a year or two in. Which makes sense.

I feel bad for teachers who sometimes have to teach kids in very different places academically but I think most kids will thrive regardless of when they are sent. [/quote]

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