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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is late fall? If after September 30th, he will be old for the class in public. [/quote]

NO, she said he's young for his age and is born in the "late fall" - so if he's born in October AND young for his age, that means he really "should" be in the grade behind, and public schools would have insisted.  (so he was a a child who turned 4 years old October 30 or later in Kindergarten when everyone was 5 at enrollment or by Sept 30).  Because if he were born in Ocrober or November he should be "older" in the classroom - that is most kids have to be 5 years old by Sept 1 or Sept 30 in this area, so a child born in October or November will turn 6 soon after starting Kindergarten - and hence, not young.

Given he knows that Montessori is different and their grades "don't equal" public school grades (and that's true, as Grades 1 to 3 and together, Grades 3 to 6 are together and Preschool through Kindergarten are together - there is a 3 year rotation) I'd have him do 6th grade to "right age" him for his grades 6 to 12

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