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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would not put him in second grade. Social stuff for boys is really hard. I don't know why anyone would intentionally want to be the youngest boy in the class[/quote]

Because the choice for this family is either he's the youngest in his class (maybe) or he REPEATS A GRADE.  I don't know why anyone would intentionally have their child repeat a grade.  To avoid being the youngest?  This is creating problems that don't exist.  What if you moved from a county in VA with a Sept 30 cutoff to one in Maryland with a Sept 1, and the kid's birthday is Sept 20?  Would you have them repeat, just to be with kids that are exactly their age?  He might not even be the youngest in 2nd grade--other kids move to new schools, too.  This isn't a move from one country to another, with completely different systems.  It's private school to public school.  Topics and skills covered in private first grade are likely very similar to the ones covered in public first grade.  It's ridiculous to have him repeat first grade simply to avoid being the youngest.  If he has social issues, then deal with them.  Repeating a grade is not an effective way to accomplish this.

Of course he's not ready for second grade right now--he just started the second half of first grade.  He has 6 months before the new school year.[/quote]

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