Ky is one of those kids that could go into school as a barely 5 year old (birthday aug 17) but predicting he's going to be on the small side anyway we are going to wait and hold him back so he's the oldest in his class instead of the youngest. The last thing we need is for him to be the smallest and youngest in class, much better to be the oldest and smallest.
but what if he or she could hold his or her own socially? and what if he or she is waaay above the standard academics for the grade? you hear of kids being bored and getting into trouble. but i also wonder about being the brightest in the class. that would be good for self-confidence, right? i think if one was to skip a kid forward, it would be at the beginning of kindergarten (skipping it and going to first) or never, since you start developing friendships that would stay with you as you advance each year. i'd hate to think of the social readjustment or hardship if you were to skip the kid from second to third or whatever...they'd have to work so hard to wiggle in to bonds already formed and would also be starting from scratch, not bringing any relationships to the table.
Ky is one of those kids that could go into school as a barely 5 year old (birthday aug 17) but predicting he's going to be on the small side anyway we are going to wait and hold him back so he's the oldest in his class instead of the youngest. The last thing we need is for him to be the smallest and youngest in class, much better to be the oldest and smallest.
Its never fun to be the brightest in class. Nerd status is not something kids strive for. If you want your kid to learn extra stuff, teach them at home (in addition to school).
What could the child possibly gain by skipping a grade? Out of your house sooner?
Its never fun to be the brightest in class. Nerd status is not something kids strive for. If you want your kid to learn extra stuff, teach them at home (in addition to school).
What could the child possibly gain by skipping a grade? Out of your house sooner?
I was always small for my class being the youngest but it never mattered in the slightest. I was varsity swimming all 4 years of HS and was the captain senior year to boot even though I was 16 for 1/3 of my senior year. Age vs. one's peers in the same grade is no indicator of social or academic success. He could be the oldest and least liked or the youngest and most liked. There's no telling how it will pan out until you get there.
I say put him in there now. You're thinking too much about it imo.
There are other reasons in play here to, but we have decided to wait an extra year and that's how it will go. Also putting him in now would be less then ideal since he's barely 18 months.
oh well he's got eons until kindergarten...why was this even a concern yet??
maybe moms do.....Cause it really does go by fast and you immediately start thinking about things like that when kids are born.
maybe moms do.....
of course i only have the one to worry about, but school is way far away still.
yeah, that happens. i was surprised at first because high school at home begins in grade 10, so starting it at 13 would be not just rare but damn near impossible without skipping a grade.yeah, I went to grade 9 at age 13 and to college when I was 17
totally. my kid is going to be skipping every fourth or fifth grade. they're out once they can drive.Its never fun to be the brightest in class. Nerd status is not something kids strive for. If you want your kid to learn extra stuff, teach them at home (in addition to school).
What could the child possibly gain by skipping a grade? Out of your house sooner?
Bad idea. You end up sticking your kid with kids who are much more socially advanced. Then you end up getting made fun of for being the smart runt and no one likes you.
I started school a year early, so I'll be 17 when I graduate high school in 2009. My fourth grade teacher wanted me to skip a grade, but I didn't.
I think that's stereotyping smart kids. I was going to be tied for valedictorian of my class, until I got a B+ in English... but I've never been made fun of for being smart.