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[quote=Anonymous]For some reason, this topic riles DCUMers up.  After reading a number of these threads (because I am holding my son back, a decision I reached after much reflection and conversations with educators and older mothers), I have decided that this is one of those topics on which DCUM simply does not represent the mainstream.  In the real world, I simply do not see parents openly taking offense at the timing of education of someone else's children.  Mixed-age classrooms used to be the norm and are viewed by many educators as a good thing.  Look at a Montessori or Waldorf classroom.  The "how dare they!!" DCUM response simply has no basis in child development research or logic.  The crux of the argument seems to be that "my child should not have to consort with a child more than 12 months my child's senior", a simply ridiculous proposition.  Are you going to shelter your child from school activities that involve more than one grade?  What will your freshman bubble child do when she sees a senior in the hallways?  If your child can't deal with human contact that is not exactly the same age as your child, how on earth will your child deal with other types of diversity and cultural differences?

The fact is, the language center of a typical boy's brain at 5 looks like the language center of a typical girl's brain at 3 but they are both expected to sit quietly and learn to read at age 5 on the normal public school track.  Our system tries to teach very different pupils in exactly the same way.  If I decide that my child is not ready for that at age 5, why on earth does that matter to you?[/quote]

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