![]() However, most researchers reported that the gains made in early elementary years were statistically insignificant as they proceeded to later elementary years and beyond. Even more opinions were found to support holding back boys in particular because of their tendency to lag behind their female peers in social maturity. Those FOR academic redshirting discussed research that children with birthdays falling earlier in the school year were better prepared, performed better in school, and were more socially mature. I did some google "research" (too bad there is no kindergartenMD), and I learned that you can find convincing evidence and opinions to support both sides of the decision. ![]() Plus, Logan is about a head taller than almost everyone else his age. I looked at Logan and just knew he was academically and socially ready for Kindergarten and had recently noticed that he tends to act more mature when he is around children his own age and older. I felt this tug that maybe I should go ahead and send him to Senior K. Well my aforementioned freak-out moment happened in July of this year when Logan was set to start his second year of Junior K in just two weeks. ![]() With two Junior K classes taught by different teachers, he would be exposed to two different learning environments and be double-ready for Senior K. We agreed that my son would proceed to Junior K for two years before moving into Senior K. When Logan was in Pre-K 3, I talked with his school's director about how logistically we would hold him back in our school that is Pre-K 2 through Senior Kindergarten. Since we are going the public school route beginning at 1st grade, we had a choice to make. In Memphis, the birthday cutoff is August 1 for public schools and typically around June 1 for private schools. I made plans to do just that with my oldest who turned 5 in July. Yes, I was freaking out about kindergarten of all things.Īs the the mom of two summer babies (June and July birthdays), I always thought I would wait until they turned 6 to start school. What was I worried about? My decision to hold back my oldest son a year before starting Kindergarten. ![]() Why do we sometimes stress ourselves out unnecessarily? I consider myself to be fairly calm and level-headed, but this past July I found myself in semi-panic mode. ![]()
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