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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would either repeat kindergarten or repeat pre-k depending on how many kids from your preschool go onto public kindergarten. Ideally kids start school knowing a couple of kids already. We've found it's really important to start public school ready both to learn, to make friends, and to start being independent. Almost all play dates are done without parents by age K where we live so kids need to know how to play well before starting school. We chose to do K twice because it was cheaper, but others have repeated pre-k and liked that decision as well. Pre-k usually has more playtime which is great at that age. Public school barely has playtime anymore. It's absolutely the best choice for us. We have older kids and see how quickly things ramp up in all aspects of their lives. [b]Also, for college she'll be competing with kids in school systems with a different cutoff than yours[/b].[/quote]

I don't think that four months' difference in age has a meaningful effect when you're college-age.[/quote]

She'd be competing with kids that are more than a year older than her. School just isn't like it used to be at least here. My 3rd grader is doing work similar to what I did in 5th grade.[/quote]

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