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[quote=Anonymous]Thanks everyone.  OP here.  I haven't read anything here that has given me any pause for thought on the issue.  My son only just turned 4 but he's [i]already [/i]ready for kindergarten.  He's in an amazing DC charter school that is fairly structured, and I'm pretty sure similar to most kindergarten classes.  It's not like he's just hanging out at home or doesn't know how to behave at school.  (He's a smart kid, but his greatest strength is his level of attentiveness and enrapt attention which translates into soaking up everything around him and learning very fast).

I just don't understand the "gift of time" comment.  Would it be a "gift" for him to repeat Pre-K?  He's already ahead of all his peers and gets extra individual instruction while they wait for the others to catch up.  How could that be a gift?  He'd just be bored.

The only hesitation I have really had has been whether by middle school he might seem younger than his peers, or if puberty hits late he'd be bullied when he's older.  It seems to hard to tell though.  Any thoughts on this aspect?  is it really likely to change a few years down the line?[/quote]

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