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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I agree. My son is in 1st grade and there are a number of redshirted or otherwise held back boys in his class that are more than a year older. They are genuinely nice kids, but socially, they have nothing in common with a 6 year old. If too many parents do it, or too many kids are held back for academic or attendance reasons by the school, it creates an inappropriate social environment for the kids who are the expected age for their grade.

This is what we see happening. When it comes to assessing the kids, the kids two years older (1st grade) who are 8 are more advanced in some, not all so the grading is geared to what they are doing rather than the 6-7 year olds who are age/grade appropriate (who are all doing well academically). So, our younger kids are getting poor report cards and the older kids are getting excellent ones as they are working below what they should be.  
 
 
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I don't dispute your experience, but that wasn't exactly what I was referring to.  My child can do the work as well as the older kids in his class - probably better than some of them.  It is more of an issue of not being able to fit in with a group of kids that are considerably older socially. [/quote]

My child easily does the work too but they are still being graded on kids doing the work slightly better, which is mainly out of age.  I'm grateful my child doesn't fit in with the older kids as their behavior is terrible.  The younger kids behavior and attitudes are much better.[/quote]

How many 8 year olds are in your son's class?  [/quote]

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