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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Talk to the school and find out your options. Then ask the opinion of his current teacher and the school he would be going to in terms of their experience with this kind of thing. Then you will have to do what you think will be best based on knowing your kid. I wonder if you might also be able to start him in second grade and see how things go, and if they don't go well after a period of time, move him down before the school year gets to far in.

I have a kid (6th grade) who is young for his age and also young on his sports teams. But he has always been mature and advanced so it has never been an issue for him.[/quote]

I have a kid with a late August birthday. We started on time in his first school district, which meant he turned five the day before kindergarten started.

He was very advanced academically (one of two kindergartners out of about 120 placed into the small gifted program) but small for his age.  In the early grades he was immature compared to his classmates (K & 1st).  Late 1st through early 5th he was more mature than his classmates and seemed to be a leader, both socially and academically, so we thoughtnit was a good choice.  But then, about a semester into fifth, the other kids (now turning 11 & 12) seemed to also turn into teenagers overnight. He was still an innocent little kid and was SO behind socially. Those grades were very, very rough for him.

Middle school was actuakky fine, and now in high school he has founf his place (but is still behind a bit socially, can't drive for a year after his classmates so behind on that, looks younger so girls are not interested, etc).

I think it was a good decision due to academics, but socially he has has some rough spots being the youngest in his grade.

If your kid struggles socially, and is not an exceptional student academically, I would recommend putting him in the age appropriate grade when he switches to public.[/quote]

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