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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I can relate to your post. We chose to send DD to K a little early, because she was truly ready academically for K, and we figured she would catch up socially. By fourth grade, we found the exact opposite to be true!

We didn’t do it, and though she’s in 8th now and everything has leveled out for the most part, I wish I would have sent her to a different school to repeat 5th, because now that she’s in 8th, I can tell she’s socially behind again. And there would be nothing wrong at all with her having the extra academics. [/quote]

What do you mean that you sent her early?  When is her birthday?   Some of these claims that their children “went early” don’t make sense. [/quote]

Going to K early means that your child turns 5 after the cut off date but you get permission to enroll in K anyway.

By way of example, the majority of states have a Sept 1 cut off date (or very close to that), and if your child turned 5 on Sept 16, your child would technically have to wait a whole year before they could start K. But some schools will let you enroll your child in K anyway since it's pretty close. Your child could be in class with "Larla" who turns 6 on September 16, because Larla was started on time. And if your live in a wealthy district where redshirting is rampant, your child could even be in a class with "Larlo" who turned 6 on May 16, because Larlo was redshirted.

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I never knew you could get a waiver.   I can see asking for one because at the point it feels like the child is in “pre” programs forever.   I can also see how difficult it must be to have to make that decision with a September birthday.   But kids born in the spring being held back for no reason is ridiculous.  [/quote]

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