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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]a different perspective.

i'm an adult but when i started school i was supposed to repeat kindergarten b/c of my birthday. my mother pushed for me to start 1st b/c she thought i was ready. this was in the 90s  so i think it was more lax, but they eventually let me into first grade b/c i could read the word they put in front of me (this wasn't a formal test, just the school registrar putting a word in front of me).

anyway i've been one of the youngest if not the youngest  in my classes from k-12. even among my college suitemates i was the youngest. the age issues matters SO, VERY, VERY  little if your kid is developmentally on target.

i have an august child and he will be up to a year younger than other kids. unless i feel strongly about this maturity i will send him. i will say that physically he is tall (taller than some of his friends who are 6 months older) and since i was often the tallest person of my gender in class i forsee his height having a similar impact on him as it did on  me: people assumed i was 2-3 years older than i was up until high school when height became less of an indication of age. [/quote]
Anecdotes are just that, anecdotes. I was always the youngest in my class (October birthday) and HATED it. I sent my August boy at 6 and am so glad we waited. [/quote]

Agree, anecdotes are meaningless.  But while we're at it, I had an October bday and sailed through school, including college, and now have a Ph.D.  I never even thought about being the youngest before hearing about redshirting in recent years.  Sent my Sept. bday kid on time, so she's also one of the youngest in her class, and is doing well.[/quote]

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