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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I do think we have to maybe not use the wording of developmentally appropriate. Even though I had started puberty at 11,12 and even 13 years olds I still felt like a kid, I still wanted to do kids stuff...play outside, run around with friends, could have still used recess. But, by saying developmentally appropriate it's kind of implying that there is something wrong with the kids that age that aren't there yet. There was nothing wrong with me, I was just being a kid.[/quote]
Eh, this poster seems to be working from the notion that it is somehow not developmentally appropriate for 11 year olds to be ready for MS. No one is saying   6th graders aren’t still kids, as are 7th and 8th graders quite frankly, but I do think it’s ridiculous to suggest that 6th graders still have some kind of young child like wonder than needs to be protected. They are growing up, and it’s ok to acknowledge that and allow that process to continue instead of forcing them into another year in an environment that does not account for their growing maturity. [/quote]

Disagree.  With a sixth grade girl, you never know if she is going to be playing with dolls or being a teen that day.  It is a transition and you don't need to push it.  Teen time will come soon enough.[/quote]
I have 2 6th grade girls and this has not been my experience with either them or their friends, the whole dolls mixed with teen/tween behavior was more maybe the end of 4th grade and beginning of 5th. It has been beneficial to them to be in MS with new kids, the change of classes, more independence, etc. Another year in a school not geared toward kids their age and maturity level would not have been good for them.[/quote]

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