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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, DC was ready in every aspect, we chose to wait until the age of 5 to start school.

You can understand why that seems like a strange choice to some of us, though, right? Even if it's your choice to make?

No, I can't. How does my choice have anything to do with you?

It doesn't, which was why I noted that is it your choice to make. But if your child really is ready in every respect, why not put your kid where, according to you, he belongs (aka the place he is ready for)?

OK. My DC was ready in every regard for KG, except for age. DC was only 4, and would have turned 5 at the very end of September. I am sure a lot of 4 year olds are ready for KG, except for age, in fact. I never said or intended to say that my child belonged in KG at the age of 4. In fact, no child, IMO, belongs in KG before the age of 5. My choice has nada to do with you or the school or the teacher. I don't understand why this is such a hot button issue for folks.

Anonymous wrote:Kindergarten in FCPS consisted of 2 specials every day, a quiet time, two recess times, and a play time. It wasn't sit at your desk all day long. More like sit at your desk for 1/2 hour at a time.

And then sit quietly on the floor and be lectured and lose points if you whisper or fidget. I visited my FCPS kindergarten. This is exactly what I saw. I was told there was one 15-minute recess.

Anonymous wrote:I think they should break out the K classes by age within the school, to the degree possible.

I would have loved to send my child to K a year early, she was ready, but the rule about the September 30 birthday made it impossible. Now she's going to be almost 6, is already reading, writing, doing math, and in K with much younger kids. I don't think that's in her best interest or the interest of the younger kids. It stinks for everyone.

I'm sure you can convince the powers that be that your snowflake should skip a grade. I went to law school with one of these snowflakes. She still makes a point of telling everyone she meets that she skipped second grade. I think it might be on her resume.

I think they should break out the K classes by age within the school, to the degree possible.

I would have loved to send my child to K a year early, she was ready, but the rule about the September 30 birthday made it impossible. Now she's going to be almost 6, is already reading, writing, doing math, and in K with much younger kids. I don't think that's in her best interest or the interest of the younger kids. It stinks for everyone.

Anonymous wrote:Kindergarten in FCPS consisted of 2 specials every day, a quiet time, two recess times, and a play time. It wasn't sit at your desk all day long. More like sit at your desk for 1/2 hour at a time.

How about 1st-5th?

Kindergarten in FCPS consisted of 2 specials every day, a quiet time, two recess times, and a play time. It wasn't sit at your desk all day long. More like sit at your desk for 1/2 hour at a time.

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Yes, not the virtuous "send-on-timer" so many of the other smug PPs pretend to be.

Hee! As a send-on-timer, I find the delay-and-give-my-child-the-gift-of-timers smug.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, DC was ready in every aspect, we chose to wait until the age of 5 to start school.

You can understand why that seems like a strange choice to some of us, though, right? Even if it's your choice to make?

No, I can't. How does my choice have anything to do with you?

It doesn't, which was why I noted that is it your choice to make. But if your child really is ready in every respect, why not put your kid where, according to you, he belongs (aka the place he is ready for)?

Anonymous wrote:It's always the very reasoned mom with the kid who will likely be the youngest and/or doesn't want to hold their kid back who chimes in with the "you'll need a doctor's note if you want to hold back your summer boy." Not a criticism, just an observation.

I actually don't have a June child. I should have listed that in quotes..but stand by my argument.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, DC was ready in every aspect, we chose to wait until the age of 5 to start school.

You can understand why that seems like a strange choice to some of us, though, right? Even if it's your choice to make?

No, I can't. How does my choice have anything to do with you?

I think soccer is by age. My neighbor was playing a grade behind since she had a Sept birthday and the cutoff was earlier. I think baseball is the same.

If red-shirting is permitted, then sports teams should be done by ages. For example, my 6th grader would like to try out for basketball. He is a good player and on the young end of the birthday scale (August 25). He was ready to go to school when he was 5 so he went. There are kids starting 6th grade who will be turning 12. They should have to compete for the older sports teams, not 6th grade.

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Anonymous wrote:To be fair, I went to Catholic school and my children went to Catholic school in a different area and we never considered Catholic school the same as private school. That is why people refer to "public, private, or parochial" schools, they are three different categories.

But if you understood catholic HS's here few are "parochial" most are "independent".

Ireton, O'Connell, and Paul VI are all diocese schools, not independent. Most of the Catholic elementary schools are diocese schools.

All the other HS's are independent. So pay $5k in elementary to go to an independent school instead of $30k. It's not complicated...

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Anonymous wrote:I like the idea of an August deadline date. Four is too young for kindergarten. (Yes, even for your wicked smart snowflake.)

I have a colleague who is sending her September 29 son on time. She is doing it because she doesn't want to pay for another year of preschool and wants more free time. To be fair, he is the exception among 4-year-old boys and is really ready to sit quietly.

Interesting.

Yes, not the virtuous "send-on-timer" so many of the other smug PPs pretend to be.

Anonymous wrote:If red-shirting is permitted, then sports teams should be done by ages. For example, my 6th grader would like to try out for basketball. He is a good player and on the young end of the birthday scale (August 25). He was ready to go to school when he was 5 so he went. There are kids starting 6th grade who will be turning 12. They should have to compete for the older sports teams, not 6th grade.

Most club sports are done by age but the cutoff is a different cutoff than school, generally between May and August.

If red-shirting is permitted, then sports teams should be done by ages. For example, my 6th grader would like to try out for basketball. He is a good player and on the young end of the birthday scale (August 25). He was ready to go to school when he was 5 so he went. There are kids starting 6th grade who will be turning 12. They should have to compete for the older sports teams, not 6th grade.