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Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:30 pm to tigerfoot
Should be 18 after 9/1 of his SR year. I have seen kids turning 19 in the fall after of their SR year.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:33 pm to LSUBFA83
quote:Both of mine were the youngest in their class and we had them repeat kindergarten. It was the best decision we ever made; academics were never a struggle for either. The extra year to mature, settle down and focus was immeasurable.
Is he one of the older or younger kids in his grade? If younger I would definitely consider having him repeat. I kept my son back a year in kindergarten and it gave him enough time to mature to the point where he was ready to learn instead of play. He excelled for the rest of his education.
If you're going to do it, then do it this year.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:38 pm to Kracka
You still have a full semester and possibly summer school. Try to figure out the weakness and push. If still not ready then that’s your call and I think it should be based upon you and your wife’s decision at that time.
This post was edited on 1/25/23 at 1:39 pm
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:44 pm to Kracka
I once had this discussion with a teacher. He said never had a former student/parent regret being held back, but had many former students/parents regret not holding their kids back. Yes some were sports related, but most were just not doing well in school or maturity issues.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:55 pm to Kracka
There is very little downside to holding a child back.
Being a year older, especially during the high school years, is very beneficial both physically and mentally. Really the only downside is shithead kids may pick on him for being held back. However the benefits are really insurmountable
Being a year older, especially during the high school years, is very beneficial both physically and mentally. Really the only downside is shithead kids may pick on him for being held back. However the benefits are really insurmountable
Posted on 1/25/23 at 1:57 pm to TigerTatorTots
quote:
Being a year older, especially during the high school years, is very beneficial both physically and mentally. Really the only downside is shithead kids may pick on him for being held back. However the benefits are really insurmountable
This and holding them back in PK/K essentially eliminates the shithead kids part.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:03 pm to Kracka
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He turns 7 in April.
so this is how my oldest is. he is gifted but struggled big time in K and teacher told us he needed to be held back. worked really hard with him and got him tested for ADD. now....he has never made a B since.
but i will say....it has hurt him in sports and some with maturity as he is 9-10 months younger than most of the kids in his grade. if he wasnt gifted with ADD we would have held him back like i did my middle kid.
in sports, especially baseball, most of the kids were 11 months older so made a huge difference. but many of his classmates are into girls now that they are in 6th grade and he has no interest so far, atleast that we have seen. He isnt the only one as its about half and half so not worried, but those that are 9 months older certainly are at a different level.
you may not realize it but 10months is not that big of a deal to us, but for a 6 year old....thats ~15% of their life span so your kid being a april bday vs a june bday makes a huge difference.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:04 pm to STEVED00
Grandson repeated kindergarten at teachers suggestion.1st through 12th grade made straight A’s (not even 1 B)Has academic scholarship to LaTech,majoring in physics.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:05 pm to tigerfoot
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We had plans to prek him at a private, then hold back and let him do prek again at the magnet school his brother went to. They told us there was no way to enter into K if we did this. I took it to the school board, the President of the school system and local politicians to no use.
Then we drug our feet and held him back this last year. He was bummed, but he is a great kid and said he understood, but it was a pretty sad deal for him. Worst part was actually church group.
should have prolly did K twice and entered directly into 1st.
but most school systems are not like this. mine goto private so its a little different but even they tried to give me lip about doing it. told them it was happening with or without them, explained my reasons and then said they needed to decide if they wanted my money for the extra year or if i needed to give it to another school. they got the picture pretty quickly.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:10 pm to PUB
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Should be 18 after 9/1 of his SR year. I have seen kids turning 19 in the fall after of their SR year.
why does it matter? so long as they are not 19 before the start of their senior year, should not be an issue.
even if you start senior year at 18 because birthday is in april...who cares, you graduate right after turning 19 and you enter college a much more mature person than if you were graduating at 17.
seriously, think about the difference between a 19 year old and 17 year old in terms of maturity
each parent needs to make best decision for their kid and family situation but we have to stop demonizing and making fun of kids who are just turning 19 or almost 19 when they graduate HS. its actually good for the kid.
see this a lot on twitter when it comes to sports and its usually by people who graduated as 17. its pure ignorance.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:12 pm to JackieTreehorn
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My sons school pushes it hard so they can get another year of revenue out of folks.
My ex did the same to get an extra 9 months of revenue from me.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:18 pm to Kracka
I did it when he was in pre k. Worked out great. He now has the biggest dick in the 9th grade
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:18 pm to lsu777
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gifted with ADD
Is that a real thing?
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:19 pm to lsu777
BIG physical and maturity issue difference between being 18 instead of 19 in 12th grade let alone 17 years old.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:28 pm to lsu777
I don't want to sound insensitive, but who the hell wants to work all day and then come home and see your wife & child pulling their hair out at the kitchen table while they review sight words, vocabulary and math/word problems?
Who wants to then "take their turn" with the kid after the wife is "at the end of her rope" because your 6 yr old who's already spent 7hrs/day at school then has to come home and struggle with their Mom for another 1-2 hrs every flipping night? The household is upside-down and everyone's exhausted by bedtime.
Make the decision, stand firm in your choice and don't look back. Take it from personal experience, you will not regret holding back a 1st grader.
Who wants to then "take their turn" with the kid after the wife is "at the end of her rope" because your 6 yr old who's already spent 7hrs/day at school then has to come home and struggle with their Mom for another 1-2 hrs every flipping night? The household is upside-down and everyone's exhausted by bedtime.
Make the decision, stand firm in your choice and don't look back. Take it from personal experience, you will not regret holding back a 1st grader.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:30 pm to Gaston
quote:
Is that a real thing?
lol his iq is 135 and he tested gifted and has made straight A, nothing below a 95(school uses 7 point grading scale) 1st -now 6th
he is extreme extreme add(not adhd) and has disgraphy so yea its a thing
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:31 pm to PUB
quote:
BIG physical and maturity issue difference between being 18 instead of 19 in 12th grade let alone 17 years old.
exactly....all in good ways. its not a bad thing to graduate at 19 at all.
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:31 pm to Kracka
Do it. Not just for sports but for all things physical, emotional, mental etc
Posted on 1/25/23 at 2:31 pm to Kracka
quote:
The idea of having him repeat first grade is starting to be thrown around by my wife and his teacher.
Repeat the grade. Much better to do it now and let him get caught up and even ahead. Isn't it better to be at the front of the pack than the back? Give him every advantage. You say it was a good thing for you in Jr. high. It will be so much easier in 1st grade. If the teacher is saying it, she has discussed it with others and he really needs it.
He is probably not developmentally ready for the work yet and will be next year. You can't learn to read and do math until your brain has developed to a certain point. Let him do that.
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