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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Good luck wading through all the “gift of time” and “don’t do it; they’ll be the youngest in class” posts, OP.

This area is ridiculous with wanting kids bigger, faster, older, etc… [b]You know your kid and if they are ready socially, attention-wise and academically—best of luck to you.[/b][/quote]

Unless this parent is also a seasoned teacher in this school system, that makes zero sense [/quote]

Bingo. All these parents who think they know their child so well and that their child is the special one born in Oct/Nov/Dec who is somehow so much more mature than all the others. Your fall birthday child is going to be in a class where likely more than half the class is an entire year older. If you are not spending a significant amount of time in a classroom, you have no idea what is the norm. There will be children who will turn six in January while your child just turned five 12 weeks prior. They haven’t even finished learning how to line up properly and transition throughout the building and sit still on the carpet 12 weeks into K while your child is barely five years old. There is a cutoff for a reason and there is always someone who is close to it and doesn’t make the cut. [/quote]
This.  Plus, we are still months away from her turning five and beginning Montessori K.

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