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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We sent our fall kid to K when they were turning 5.  I don't see any disadvantage.  I cannot imagine my child being a year younger and as it is they are academically ahead of grade level and doing well both academically and socially.  I see zero reasons to hold back a child.  If it meets your needs to hold back your child, go for it.  It doesn't make them smarter, just older.[/quote]

I somewhat agree with this.  The only advantage I can see is socially- for boys, it better for them to be older than younger once puberty hits.  But academically, unless you are heavily tutoring your kid on the side, they are going to be at the same academic level as whatever grade they are attending.  Your 14 yr old 8th grader isn’t going to be academically align with 14 yr old 9th graders because they are being taught 8th grade material all day everyday.  And so on.  [/quote]

I have a young for the grade middle schooler.  They started Algebra in 6th grade.  So, they are taking Algebra with 7th graders and in MS electives are mixed so they are taking classes with 7/8 graders.  When they hit Algebra 2, they will have to go to the high school.  No big deal.  We have NEVER hired a tutor but have supplemented ourselves but it has nothing to do with age and what the schools are lacking.  My child has taken summer math classes with high school kids.  The MAP scores have slightly gone down but not a big deal since they are already on the track.  Socially, its a no win - they are very young for the grade but too old for the grade below.  We've tried it both ways but child acted much younger with younger peers and acts much older with older peers.  Now that we are tracked in MS, I cannot imagine my child being in a grade lower as it would not have been developmentally appropriate.  Puberty is puberty.   You cannot predict when it will happen.[/quote]

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