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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS was born in the last week of August.  He is only 3 so this won't be an issue until next year, but I'm trying to get a sense of whether we should plan for an extra year of preschool. I have no idea what my DS will be like developmentally in another 16 months, but so far he seems to be on track with his peers in social/physical/verbal maturity.  For many reasons, not the least being $$, I would prefer to send him to K "on time".  But I do know that if he would be the youngest boy in kindergarten by a margin of multiple months, I probably would hold him back just so he could have some similar-age peers. I'm NOT looking to debate the merits of this decision as I have already read the other thread. Just trying to get a sense of whether there would be ANY other kids (especially boys) in the kindergarten class who turned 5 in August or September and start kindergarten the same year, or if virtually everyone in this position holds their kid back.

I know this will vary by region, so I'm primarily interested in North Arlington.  Right now we live in the McKinley zone, but we may move to a other North Arlington neighborhood at some point.

Thanks so much![/quote]

Why would anyone redshirt? I was dying to get my kid into school. So happy to have him out of the house and learning.[/quote]

+1x a million

I'm researching how to get my Dec born DD into K the year she's *turning* 5, not the year after. Why would you want your kid in preschool for another year? 2 years of learning your colors, numbers, and alphabet isn't enough? Unless your kid has developmental delays, why wouldn't you want your kid in school? Even then, why not give K a try and then repeat it if necessary. [/quote]

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