My oldest had to for the age cut off, and she has done great. My son started the year he turned 5 in June and K in Aug, he was one of the younger ones and will be grad the 5th grade this year he has done great, yeah there has been time of growth over the years and he has acted young esp in K and 1st but that hadnt stopped him or the teachers from teaching him. Also my youngest girl turned 5 in March and started in Aug to school and she is now finishing up her 2nd grade year.
Mine will be 6 when he starts this fall(turns 6 in June). He'd have gone last fall had he been fully potty trained but he didnt feel the urge to do that til a few months ago.
I dont think it will be detrimental to hold them til 6. I think, if you as their parent, feel its in their best interest to start them at 6 then go for it. I know many who have done so and the kids have done brilliantly.
I won't send my DD to preschool, but kindergarten at 5 I think is the best time to do it. Where I grew up AND where I live now, you can get in huge trouble if you keep your kids out of school unless you are homeschooling them. Preschool is the only exception. I do believe a school setting is necessary at a young age, but preschool serves no purpose in my opinion. Some may argue that it is key for socialization, but there are many ways for a child to socialize and also the longer you keep them to yourself, the more you can teach them by example so that they will be ready. I will be sending my DD to kindergarten at 5 if possible {her birthday is August 19, so not sure if that will affect it or not yet of course}, but as long as you won't legally get into trouble, I see no problem in waiting a little longer, even if for "selfish" reasons lol, as mine are for the most part. Why send a child to preschool when you can have more bonding time by teaching them yourself up to the point of kindergarten?
So you don't believe in inclusion?
Just pack a the special need kids in one classroom like back in the 70's and 80's ????
Quoting SadiasMomma:
...then that child should be in a class which caters to her abilities.
Quoting ZsMommy:So by this you're saying because my daughter was 6 all through kindergarten and turned 7 two weeks after the last day of school-but because chronoigically she was older yet comprehensively she was equal or slightly younger than the 5 turning 6 year olds that she shouldn't have been allowed in a kindergarten classroom she should have been forced to first grade simply by age???
You can't figure solely on chronological age -you have to figure in comprehensive. That 7 year od may have been comprehensively younger than your daughter's peers.
Quoting SadiasMomma:
seriously!! my daughter turned 5 three months into kindergarten. i think i would be annoyed if a bunch of her classmates turned SEVEN just a few days later!!! its not fair for her to be compared to children who are 2 years older than her, they are not her peers and shouldn't be in her class.
if there are such huge concerns, then parents should have.their.children evaluated by professionals. a 7 year old in kindergarten is really just crazy to me.
Quoting 3KidsOneMom:That means that he will turn 7 in jan while still in kindergarten...thats crazy to me!!! and that he will graduate high school when he is 19.
Cameras on buses *UPDATE*
- mommy-munster
on Apr. 27, 2012 at 7:42 PM