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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait- will these 10yo girls be turning 20 their senior year of high school??? Crazy.[/quote]

No.

3rd grade -- started at 9 and turned 10
4th -- were 10 turned 11
5th -- 11 turned 12
6th -- turned 13
7th -- 14
8th -- 15
9th - 16
10th -- 17
11th -- 18
12th -- started at 18 and turned 19 during the school year.

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If they are 22 months older than OP’s DD that has a summer birthday they will be 19th e whole senior year and turn 20 right before they start freshman year in college. I don’t think starting college at 20 is a problem at all BTW, but I do think it’s a problem to have kids that are 22 months apart in the same classroom
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It’s not necessarily a problem academically but it’s more an issue on expectations.  People say younger kids are less mature but they are not and age appropriate.   The older kids will always be less mature as their peer group is younger and that is the baseline.

My 13 year old just finished 8th grade.    That is more than 22 months if that poster says a 13 year old belongs in 6th. I cannot imagine my child who is about to start high school just starting middle school.  [/quote]

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