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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just to add - agree with all PPs above to talk with principal and trust your own instinct.  A lot of people say it's not these years that you see the differences, [b]but it's turning 18 in college (rather than high school) and turning 21 after your peers in college[/b] that the child really notices it.  I agree that academics are usually guided by your intelligence rather than how old you are.

I am parent of a September birthday at JKLM school, and decided to "redshirt".  I've had some many rude parents say something to me - I never tell them my child was being evaluated for a life ending illness in Montessori K year.  Therefore a second year of K made sense for us.  So make your decision and just know that you will get criticism from both sides - too old and too young.

And our principal told us that it was her decision on when the child started and it what grade. Hope this helps![/quote]

If all your concerns are post high-school, then it's dumb to redshirt. How do you know your child will even want to go college? College isn't for everyone. What if they want to become firefighters, join the military, become a carpenter, etc.?[/quote]

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