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 Other countries send their kids to school at later ages and that works well. Is it possible that we are pushing academics down to earlier and earlier ages that are inappropriate for most kids? 
K used to be all about play. Lots of people in their 50's and 60's are very successful in life, many of whom never even went to kindergarten. Are we shortchanging our kids in other areas by making K all about academics? 
 
 
 
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Answer: Absolutely yes![/quote]

My kids' K class was not all about academics at all.   Sure they learn some words and numbers and handwriting, but mainly they are learning to socialize.  They are still coloring, doing scavenger hunts, listening to stories, singing songs.  they may do more academics then in the past, but after all the hype with K being hard core academics, I was surprised to find it was a lot like pre-k all over again with longer days.  
I totally agree with the PP who said they should have to have a valid reason to hold kids back.  The K teacher last year told us the hardest part of teaching is that some come in at 4 and others at 6 and that's a huge spread developmentally.  The schools should just pick a date and stick to it unless there is some verifiable reason to hold them back or put them ahead a grade.
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