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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It's ridiculous that people do this but they do.  Parents think it will give their kid an advantage and in this area that is what a lot of people are all about.  I think its mostly about athletics, you know the parents who see lacrosse as their kid's ticket to the Ivy League before the kid is even born?  If you don't know them yet you will living here![/quote]

Disagree. No dog in this fight.  Know many parents of summer days who waited to start k, nothing to do with athletics or trying to get a leg up.  Reason is schools, teachers expect things that are developmentally not appropriate. If schools don't match the curriculum to their students' developmental stage, some parents do it themselves. You may not like it for your kid who is a sprig bday and now one of the youngest.....do you find the curriculum the right fit? If so, great! Their are abstract concepts required for early reading and writing and math stages that if your brain isn't ready for, you struggle.  Kids emotional health impacts their learning, if they are asked to do things their brains don't get yet, bc it can't, they feel awful and can easily be turned off to learning. Not a battle parents want to start in early elementary grades. But don't judge others that they had a choice. [/quote]

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