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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Podunk K vs. Ivy (or MIT) K is what I was wondering about.

And the most obvious "good reason" not to take your approach is that these school are generally admitting not just for K but through MS or HS. They're looking for kids who will succeed in/contribute to their program over the long haul. Doesn't make sense to admit kids whose comparative advantage at age 5 consists of being a few months older than other applicants.

That before we get to the fact that your "Ivy K" doesn't have to choose between an unprepared 5 year old and a 6 year old who is way ahead. It has many more qualified applicants than slots. [/quote]

Nothing here to wonder about.  Public schools by law take all comers.  Area D.C. private schools do not take all comers --  by choice.  In other words, area private schools discriminate.
What is Ivy K or Podunk K is in the eyes of the beholder.  If a child doesn't meet the admission requirements of an area D.C. private school in K  the parent will receive a pink rejection slip.  Public schools do not do this.  It's illegal.

A private school can choose to fill it's K classes with precocious 6 and 7-year-olds if the market will bear this...or any other variety.  For some elite private schools the market will support this decision.  If not, these schools will be going out of the non-profit "business".  There are a number of private schools that are headed in this direction or have eliminated certain grades and/or merged with other private schools in the area.

Supply/demand economics rule the day for area D.C. private schools and not redshirt and redtrouser parental neurosis.[/quote]

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