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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do not send a 4  year old to K, just don't do it. Especially a boy. There will be many boys in the grade with July, August, September birthdays from the year before. Do you want your 17 year old starting college with 19 year olds? [/quote]

They are turning 5 within weeks.  And, they are 18 in college.  You don’t want an 18 year old their entire senior year.  [/quote]

Why not?  I can tell you as a professor I don't want a 17-year-old college freshman (or one 5 minutes past their 18th birthday) who isn't absolutely extraordinary in their maturity.  Several months of growth and experience may not matter as radically in the later teens as they do in the preschool years - but they do still matter.[/quote]

Maybe you are the problem, not the student.  This makes no sense.  [/quote]

Jesus, this is how educator gets dispelled these days. A K-12 teacher, a university professor, and a parent with their first-hand experience shared their general observations from a group of samples (the former two has a large group of samples), and you can just use your own outlier example to call others a problem. If your kid is a true outlier, I feel sorry for them with an arrogant parent. If your kid is not, then good work, mirror mirror on the wall. [/quote]

They are not saying anything of substance.  Teachers and parents want older kids who are not age-appropriate, because it's easier for them, not best for the student.  It is normal for kids to start K at age 5 and college at 18. Does 2-3 weeks make a difference?  Of course not.  The real issue is kids not being prepared for K and that is the fault of the preschool, teachers and parents, barring any special needs or disabilities.  If your Larla or Larlo cannot go to K at age five with no special needs, then what went wrong?  It's rich parents trying to game the system.  Let's be real.   The point of preschool is to prepare them for K.[/quote]

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