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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Send him. Like a PP said, any disadvantage he experiences now will vanish. A 6-year-old may have a huge emotional advantage over a 5-year-old, but fast forward. In high school, [b]the emotional difference between a 17-year-old and an 18-year-old is virtually non-existent[/b], but who do you think will do better? The 18-year-old who had everything come easy to them, or the 17-year-old who actually had to work to achieve their goals?[/quote]

I think it is worse in high school.  And, middle school is even more difficult.  The disadvantages now can be more exaggerated as he gets older.[/quote]

The difference between a typical 13-year-old and a typical 14-year-old is greater than the difference between a typical 5-year-old and a typical 6-year-old? Not in my experience.[/quote]

Np here. It depends on how the child develops but if they are not on a healthy trajectory with appropriate interventions...there can be vast differences in academics and maturity--negative and positive--in high school. Abstract thinking may not kick in until later meaning he will be behind and not do well in Algebra....and we have data that shows the higher level of math you take, the less likely you are to drip out of collegr. But hey, this is not my kid so I don't have to deal with it. But I may have to deal with an immature college freshman in my office having a meltdown because they can't handle the demands of college. Then I get annoyed.[/quote]

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