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Should my son repeat Kindergarten or go to First grade?
My son is almost finished with Kindergarten and is doing very well. We moved here from out of state though and the two states have different cut off dates. This means that if we would have originally been here he would not be in kindergarten until next year and will most definately be the youngest child in his class. He is now in a class where he is the youngest since we have moved and he is doing very well. His teacher here as well as at his old school have said he is ready to move on. However, the new school district he will be starting in is recomending he stay back. Based on his age and size (he is small even for his age) they think he will do better socially if he is held back. I get concerns on both sides. I don't want him to always have to struggle with being the youngest and smallest, but I also don't want him to get bored and fall behind academically for that reason. I also wonder if instead of being bored he would be given a chance to be above average if he were with children his own age. There is a 4 month difference in the cut off between the two states and he only missed the one in our current state by 9 days.
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Kindergarten readiness
> 60 days ago
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This is a very hot topic question with parents of kindergartners and especially boys. We're also struggling to decide what to do.
My sons birthday is two days before cutoff. If he goes to Kindergarten next year he'll be among the youngest in his class.
We're considering a private kindergarten, that will give us the benefit to asses the following year if he's ready for first grade or repeat kindergarten (in public school).
In my opinion there is greater benefit in holding them back for a year then risk of sending them too early and immaturely.
My sons birthday is two days before cutoff. If he goes to Kindergarten next year he'll be among the youngest in his class.
We're considering a private kindergarten, that will give us the benefit to asses the following year if he's ready for first grade or repeat kindergarten (in public school).
In my opinion there is greater benefit in holding them back for a year then risk of sending them too early and immaturely.
> 60 days ago
Thank you both for your help! I really think at this point I am leaning toward doing Kindergarten again. There are several unique factors to him that I think add to my decision. He will be moving from private to public school which will mean going from a 12 to 1 ratio that he has always had to closer to 30 to 1. That will be a struggle in itself. Not to mention, like you said the stress from the move as well as a divorce this year.
I am trying to set up an appointment with the teacher just to discuss a few things and make sure she watches for signs that he is struggling with boredom. He can read very well, knows about punctuation and how to alter his voice based on question marks and exclamation points, he can write full sentences, add and subtract, do math word problems, and so on.... that is all that makes me nervous about putting him back in the BEGINNING of kindergarten.
Agh! Why did I start this again? Everytime I think I have my answer I start second guessing.
I am trying to set up an appointment with the teacher just to discuss a few things and make sure she watches for signs that he is struggling with boredom. He can read very well, knows about punctuation and how to alter his voice based on question marks and exclamation points, he can write full sentences, add and subtract, do math word problems, and so on.... that is all that makes me nervous about putting him back in the BEGINNING of kindergarten.
Agh! Why did I start this again? Everytime I think I have my answer I start second guessing.
> 60 days ago
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