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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Don't listen to people who want your kid to fail because they are perpetually in competition with everyone. You only get one shot at high school and no do overs. Set him up for success and give him the time he needs.[/quote]

This take is insane. Being held back is the real failure, even if you are part of the rich set who switch to private school where half the boys do it and call it by the euphemism "reclassing." These schools do not have a good culture and new problems will crop up as you attempt to correct one very minor problem.[/quote]

He's being held back. They never should have let a boy start kindergarten at 4. That's insane. He's being allowed to catch up to his actually peers. [/quote]

If he's held back, he's  not with his peers as that new grade level is much younger.[/quote]

No, he's not. I have an early September birthday kid and our private school wouldn't let her start K at 4. September birthdays are the oldest kids in the class in 95% of the country. If she holds him back he will be with his peers. [/quote]

I have a September kid as well and our private took my child no issue.  Ever consider its not your child that's the issue and its the school and they do it for their needs, not yours.  [b]Being 18 all of high school sucks.[/b]  They are adults ready for college.[/quote]
There are lots of kids who went "on time" and who turn 18 in September, October or November of the school year.  This kid would be well in a normal age range and not old at all if they repeat.  Many southern and western schools now even have a July 31 or August 1 cutoff.  [/quote]

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