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 Other countries send their kids to school at later ages and that works well. Is it possible that we are pushing academics down to earlier and earlier ages that are inappropriate for most kids? 
K used to be all about play. Lots of people in their 50's and 60's are very successful in life, many of whom never even went to kindergarten. Are we shortchanging our kids in other areas by making K all about academics? 
 
 
 
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Answer: Absolutely yes![/quote]

...The K teacher last year told us the hardest part of teaching is that some come in at 4 and others at 6 and that's a huge spread developmentally.  The schools should just pick a date and stick to it unless there is some verifiable reason to hold them back or put them ahead a grade.
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No child should be entering K at age 4. They should be at least 5, so the date should be 1 September or before. Missouri requires kids to have turned 5 before 1 August, so that kids have been 5 for at least a couple of weeks before school starts and they have the right idea.

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VA cutoff is Sept 30, so yes they can enter K at age 4.[/quote]

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