Anonymous
04/10/2026 21:32
Subject: Repeating eighth grade for age/maturity not academics. Thoughts/advice needed
Anonymous wrote:It is very common in the basketball world for even mediocre players to do a second year of fake 8th grade and start 9th a year late.
Why would a mediocre player repeat a year just for basketball? There’s no doubt by then who has potential. Delusional.
Anonymous
04/10/2026 14:43
Subject: Re:Repeating eighth grade for age/maturity not academics. Thoughts/advice needed
Every child and situation is different. We may or may not repeat our smart but struggling kid back for another 8 grade year. He is young for grade. Kids the grade below him are his age. Kids in his age are mostly older by over a year- BC many held back before K- and we sent when we were offered an extra year of preK.
Anonymous
10/22/2025 22:19
Subject: Re:Repeating eighth grade for age/maturity not academics. Thoughts/advice needed
What a waste to repeat. Just send him to hs. Be strong. You guys will be fine.
Anonymous
10/21/2025 14:56
Subject: Repeating eighth grade for age/maturity not academics. Thoughts/advice needed
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Don't listen to people who want your kid to fail because they are perpetually in competition with everyone. You only get one shot at high school and no do overs. Set him up for success and give him the time he needs.
This take is insane. Being held back is the real failure, even if you are part of the rich set who switch to private school where half the boys do it and call it by the euphemism "reclassing." These schools do not have a good culture and new problems will crop up as you attempt to correct one very minor problem.
He's being held back. They never should have let a boy start kindergarten at 4. That's insane. He's being allowed to catch up to his actually peers.
If he's held back, he's not with his peers as that new grade level is much younger.
This is exactly what someone who wants other kids to fail says. You need other kids to struggle so yours shines. Parents need to do what's best for their kid, not for someone else's kid.
To be better at playing mediocre HS sports? OP already said it's not an academic or social issue.