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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My parents made the decision 30+ years ago to have me start school in 1st grade rather than k.  I remember a battery of tests and meeting with the school administrators and teachers.  There was a process we had to navigate, but my dad worked for the school system  and knew what he was doing.

I liked that I started right away with my peers and didn't have to wait.

I'm sure this is VERY rarely done anymore, but it worked out pretty well for me.  I was always at the top of my class, didn't suffer socially.  I think I also just had a personality that made this a good decision-I was an extrovert, I had no fear or anxiety about anything.  Things that may have phased other kids just didn't phase me.[/quote]

Thanks for adding this perspective!  Every kid is different and need to be evaluated as individuals.  My child started
Early and it was the right choice for us.  The posters on this board can talk to me until they are blue in the face that classrooms are too structured and the curriculum isn't age appropriate, but it was just not the case for my kid.  [/quote]

My experience was the same as the first PP's. To the second PP, how did you accomplish this? Testing? Private K?[/quote]

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