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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The deadline is arbitrary. Every state/district has their own. If you lived in MD your kid would be the oldest by default... I encourage you to look at the MCPS form to enroll a child to K early (September and early Oct. birthdays). They want kids to be writing sentences! Can your 4 year old write  a sentence? In my mind they expect that these young for their grade kids should should be advanced, (not that the potential redshirt kids are behind or delayed as many on this board see as needed for redshirting).

IMO, it’s not cheating. Kindergarten is now 1st grade (and has been for at least 10 years). That means kids are the ones who are cheated out of a true Kindergarten experience. [/quote]

K is not the new 1st grade. Parents and preschools don't want to prepare kids for school so the rationalize it as you are.  We have an September kid who went to private for a few years.  K-3 in public is a joke.   There is no reason except severe SN a child should be held back.  Even SN kids can benefit from the structure and academics.  Mine was delayed.[/quote]

Yesterday, my kindergartener came home with a math worksheet that had the following problems on it: 18-7= ?; 23-12= ?, 16-5 = ?

My kindergarten experience consisted of drinking punch, rest, practicing counting and playing house. [/quote]

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