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[quote=Anonymous][quote]1) This is a trend.

2) We were not aware of the trend until our DD was already enrolled. We had only been told that there was a requirement that DD be 4 by September 1.

3). Had we known we would have gone through a different decision-making process whch may or may not have led us to a different conclusion given that so many schools are following this trend.

4). In hindsight we thought we had enrolled DD in a pre-K class made up of 4- and 5-year-olds but what we got was a K-light (they needed to challenge the older students) class made up of 4- to 6-year-olds. We were not the only parents who were surprised by the wide range in ages and our DD was not the only child short changed by the broad and conflicting demands made on the teachers. One simple example: the 6-year-olds did not need the quiet rest time that the 4-year-olds needed and the 4-year-olds ended up not getting the time to recharge their batteries.

5) So for parents to choose what type of classroom peer group they want fir their children they need to have the information they need to make those decisions. The schools should be more forthright in defining their student bodies.[/quote]

I understand your predicament in face of ignorance or lack of information.  
There are no medals handed out for ignorance.  It's your responsibility to find out the information you need to manage your young child's education.  Your young child doesn't have the wherewithall to do this.  That's why they have parents.  If you depend solely on the school, or other parents, or some mythical authority you're in for big trouble.

Parenthood is a learning process, and work, and for me I am tweeking my strategy for the second child having learned with the first.
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