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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. I'm sorry that it's been a while since I've posted. His pre-school teachers seem to think that he won't be able to keep up with his classmates academically. However, even if this is true at first, I'm sure he'll be fine in high school. A few months makes a big difference in mental and emotional maturity at his age, but once he's in high school, those few months will be nothing, and he'll be all caught up. To me, it's the end that counts.[/quote]

OP, I think you should look at the norm in your elementary. If you're in a wealthy district K can be very stressful for a child who can't keep up academically. There are always a few kids who come in not knowing the alphabet and do fine but usually these are kids who did not go to pre-school or went only to a play-based pre-school. They end up catching up very quickly. The reason they are behind is because no one ever tried to teach them anything academic. It seems to me that your pre-school does do academics if there's a worry about your child being behind. In our highly competitive school there are always 3-4 kids that have to repeat K each year. A few of them are held back by the school and a few are encouraged to repeat in private.  I do know of one child who was young for K and repeated and ended up doing fine the second year but in general the other kids I have met who have had to repeat end up feeling horrible about themselves. You do not want to do this to your child. There are also a few kids who go on time, don't have to repeat but end up feeling dumb because they are struggling so much.

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